Applied sciences

Welcome to the Applied Sciences Department at Curtin University Malaysia. The Department offers a three-year Bachelor of Science in Applied Geology, as well as postgraduate programs (MPhil and PhD). Applied Geology is a major source of skilled graduates for the petroleum, minerals, groundwater, and environmental industries in Malaysia and abroad. The Department also undertakes high-impact fundamental and applied research across a range of disciplines.

Our aim is to inspire students to develop the academic and practical skills needed for future employment. Our international staff are approachable and highly experienced in both teaching and research, and they lead numerous field trips that allow students to observe geological processes first-hand.

We offer first-class teaching and laboratory facilities on campus, including spacious, modern lecture theatres and discussion rooms. These provide a welcoming and collaborative learning environment within a highly multicultural community.

The Department is part of the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS), which has long been integrated with Curtin University. In the Australian Government’s Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2015 assessment, Curtin University was ranked well above world standard in Geology.

Importantly for all graduating students, Curtin University is an internationally accredited institution. It is recognised by organisations such as the Geological Society of Australia, the International Association of Hydrogeologists, the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, the Malaysian Qualifications Agency, and the Public Service Department Malaysia.

We warmly invite you to study Applied Geology with us and look forward to welcoming you to Curtin Malaysia.

Prof M.V Prasanna
Head of Department, Applied Sciences

PhD (Geochemistry), MSc, FG (BOG) John Curtin Distinguished Professor of Curtin University Professor, Applied Sciences Department Location: Prinia 1. GF. Office of R&D Tel: +60 85 630100 Ext:2550 Email: nagarajan@curtin.edu.my

Research profiles

Scopus: http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=27567902000
Web of Science Researcher ID: J-5742-2012 https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/639034
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ramasamy_Nagarajan/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NryZU6sAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/1404696/nagarajan-ramasamy/ 
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3495-899X 
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/nagarajan-ramasamy-84609517 

Background

R. Nagarajan is a Professor in the Department of Applied Geology, Dean of R&D and Director of Curtin Malaysia Research Institute. He had graduated B.Sc. (Geology) from the VOC College, Tuticorin, M.Sc., (Geology) from the University of Madras, and a Ph.D., (Geochemistry) from Anna University, Chennai. His research interests include applications of geochemistry to various i.e. evolution of sedimentary systems, the evaluation of the earth, petroleum geology, environmental geosciences, urban and regional geochemical mapping and biogeochemistry. He has published over 116 indexed publications (Journal papers, conference proceedings, and book chapters) and edited a book. His current research focuses on Oligocene to Neogene sedimentary / meta-sedimentary rocks and Recent sediments of Borneo as well as the River and coastal systems of Malaysia, India and Mexico. He has been awarded the most prestigious “John Curtin Distinguished Professor” award from Curtin University Australia for his significant and sustained contribution to the University in national and international reputation, exceptional research skills and distinguished record service to professional and public life. He has more than 11 years of leadership experience as HOD, Associate Dean (R&D), Dean (R&D) and Director of the Research Institute with Curtin University and achieved great milestones under his leadership. He is one of the top 2% of the scientists for the year 2023 in Stanford/Elsevier’s Top 2% Scientist ranking.

Awards

• Top 2% of the scientists for the year 2023 in Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientist ranking
• John Curtin Distinguished Professor 2022-2027
• High citation award (2016; 2021)
• CURTIN Students’ Choice Award 2009, 2018, 2019, 2022 (For Teaching)
• Best Research Paper award (1st and 3rd CUTSE International Conference – 2008 & 2011, Malaysia)
• IASc-INSA-NASI (Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore) Summer Fellowship – 2007 & 2008.
• World Bank Sponsored – Indian Institute of Water Resources Fellowship: 2003 to 2004
• UGC Fellowship: 1999 to 2002.
• Visiting Professor: Anna University, Chennai, India

Academic history

Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Geology, Anna University, Chennai, India, 2003
Master of Science in Geology- University of Madras, Chennai, India, 1999
Bachelor of Science in Geology: Manonmanium Sundaranaar University, Thirunelveli, India, 1997

Employment history

• Dec 2019 to till date – Dean (R&D), Curtin University Malaysia
• Dec 2019 to till date – Director, Curtin Malaysia Research Institute, Curtin University Malaysia
• Dec 2018 to till date – Professor, (Applied Geology) Curtin University Malaysia
• Feb 2018 to Dec 2019 – Associate Dean (R&D), FoES, Curtin University Malaysia
• Dec 2013 to Nov 2018 – Associate Professor, Curtin University Malaysia
• Aug 2012 to Sep 2015 – Head of Department (Applied Geology), Curtin University Malaysia
• January 2011 to Nov 2013 – Senior Lecturer, Curtin University Malaysia
• August 2008 to Dec 2010 – Lecturer, Curtin University Malaysia
• June 2004 to April 2008 – Lecturer, School of Civil Engineering, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, India.

Research interests

• Geochemistry
• Environmental Geochemistry
• Biogeochemistry
• Urban Geochemistry
• Regional Geochemical Mapping

Research opportunities

• Geochemical mechanisms of beach rocks and their potential to be future building materials (Biogeochemistry)
• Coastal Geochemistry: Assessment of REE potential

Publications

• Journal + conference proceedings + book chapters: Published/Accepted: 1; Total 116; In review: 3 (Publications: WOS – 88; Scopus: 110; and Google Scholar: 134)
• Total Citations – 2459 (Web of Science)/3119 (Scopus)/4292 (Google Scholar)
  H-Index – 27 (Web of Science)/31 (Scopus)/35 (Google Scholar)

Selected Publications (last 5 years)

a. Book chapters

• Nagarajan, R., Anandkumar, A., Hussain, S.M. Jonathan, M.P., Ramkumar, Mu., Eswaramoorthi, S., Saptoro, A., Chua, H.B., (2019) Geochemical characterization of beach sediments of the NW Borneo, SE Asia: Implications on provenance, weathering intensity and assessment of coastal environmental status. In Ramkumar, Mu. Arthur James, R., Menier, D., Kumaraswamy K., (Eds.). Coastal Zone Management: Global Perspectives, Regional Processes, Local Issues. pp. 279-330. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814350-6.00012-4
• Roy, P.D., Ramkumar, Mu., Nagarajan, R. (2019) Cenozoic Chemostratigraphy: Understanding most recent Era of the Earth’s history. In: Sial, A.N., Gaucher, C., Ramkumar, M., Ferreira V.P. (Eds.) Chemostratigraphy of Major Chronological Boundaries. Geophysical Monograph 240 (I ed.) pp.261-277. American Geophysical Union. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, NJ, USA. ISBN: 978-1-119- 38248-5. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119382508.ch13.
• Anandkumar, A., Vijith, H., Nagarajan R., Jonathan M.P. (2019) Evaluation of Decadal Shoreline Changes in the Coastal Region of Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia (Chapter 7) In: Krishnamurthy, R.R., Jonathan, M.P., Srinivasalu, S. Glaeser, B. (Eds) Coastal Management: Global Challenges and Innovations, pp. 95-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-810473-6.00008-X.

b. Journal publications

• Yuan Chen, Moritz Müller, Alexander R Cobb, Rahayu Sukmaria Sukri, Jens Zinke, R.Nagarajan, Sharveen Ravichandran, Abdulmajid Muhammad Ali, Patrick Martin (2025) Degradability and remineralization of peat-derived terrestrial dissolved organic carbon in the Sunda Shelf Sea. Aquatic Sciences. 87:45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-025-01170-6. (IF: 2.4; 5 year IF:2.7)
• Ramkumar, M., Fathima, A.L., Sugavanam, G., Velliyangiri, B., Selvakumar, M., Anbarasan, S., Sowmiya, M., Kiruthika, S., Balasubramani, K., Thirukumaran, V., Roy, P.D., Nagarajan, R., Menier, D. & Mathew, M.J. (2025).
• Textural characteristics of channel bed sediments and heavy minerals of the Cauvery River, Southern India: Implications on depositional environments, provenance, tectonics and climate. Journal of Sedimentary Environments, https://doi.org/10.1007/s43217-025-00221-0; (IF: 1.2; 5 year IF:1.2)
• Walid Naciri, Arnoud Boom, Takaaki K. Watanabe, Dieter Garbe-Schönberg, Edmund Hathorne, Ramasamy Nagarajan, Nicola Browne, Jennifer McIlwain, Jens Zinke (2024) Paired coral Sr/Ca and δ18O records reveal increasing ENSO influence on Malaysian Borneo’s hydroclimate. Science of the Total Environment. 955:176943. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176943 (IF: 8.2) (5 year IF:8.6)
• Ramkumar M., Nagarajan R., Juni, K.J., Manobalaji, A., Balasubramani, K., Roy, P.D., Kumaraswamy, K., Fathima, AL., Athira Pramod, Ravichandran, S., Abdul Rahman, S., Numair, A.S., Menier, D., Rajveer, S., (2024) Tectono-Climatic and Depositional Environmental Controls on The Neolithic Habitational Sites, Vaigai River Basin, Southern India. Geological Journal. 59(4): 1199-1218. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.4919. (IF: 1.4) (5 Year IF: 1.7)
• Nagarajan, R., Eswaramoorthi, S., Anandkumar, A., Ramkumar M., (2023) Geochemical fractionation, mobility of elements and environmental significance of surface sediments in a Tropical River, Borneo. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 192: 115090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115090 (IF: 5.3; 5 year IF: 6.1)
• Naciri, W., Boom, A., Payne, M.J., Browne, N., Evans, N.J., Holdship, P., Rankenburg, K., Nagarajan, R., McDonald, B.J., McIlwain, J., and Zinke, J. (2023) Massive corals record deforestation in Malaysian Borneo through sediments in river discharge, Biogeosciences 20, 1587–1604. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2022-235. (IF: 3.9; 5 year IF: 4.5)
• Mu.Ramkumar, AL Fathima, R.Nagarajan, M. Santosh, D. Menier (2022) Major, trace and rare earth elemental geochemistry of Santonian – Campanian onland-offshore transition in a Gilbert Type Deltaic setting, Cauvery Basin, Southern India. Geological Journal. 57:3988–4010. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.4524 (IF: 1.4; 5 Year IF: 1.7)
• Xin Hui, P., Nagarajan, R., Ramkumar, Mu. Ng, T.F. Taib, N.I. Mathew, M.J. Sautter, B., Siddiqui, N.A., Poppelreiter, M.C. (2022) Geochemical evolution of structure-bedding controlled hydrothermal dolomites of the Kinta Valley, Western Malaysia. Carbonates and Evaporites. 37, 62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13146-022-00802-4 (IF: 1.1; 5 year IF: 1.5)
• Ramkumar, Mu., Balasubramani, K., Santosh, M., Nagarajan, R. (2022) The Plastisphere: a morphometric genetic classification of plastic pollutants in the natural environment. Gondwana Research. 108:4-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2021.07.004 (IF: 7.2; 5 year IF: 6.2)
• Anandkumar, A., Nagarajan, R., Eswaramoorthi, S., Prabakaran, K. (2022) Seasonal variation and mobility of trace metal in the beach sediments of NW Borneo. Chemosphere. 287, 132069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132069 (IF: 8.1; 5 year IF: 7.7)
• Ramkumar, Mu., Kumaraswamy, K., Balasubramani, K., Nagarajan, R., Santosh, M., Abdul Rahman, S., Arun Prasad, K., Juni, K.J., Fathima, Al., Siddiqui, N.A., Mathew, M.J., Menier, D., Sautter, B., Rajveev Sharma, Pankaj Kumar, Sundeep Chopra, Jegankumar R., (2021) Neolithic Cultural Sites and Extreme Climate Related Channel Avulsion: Evidence from The Vaigai River Basin, Southern India. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 40, 103204 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103204 (IF: 1.5; 5 year IF: 1.6)
• Eswaramoorthi, S., Subramanian, S., Nagarajan, R., Periakali, P. (2021) Palaeoenvironmental applications of chromium and aluminium: Concerns on partitioning and early diagenetic remobilisation. Geological Journal 56:2379–2397. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.3913. (IF: 1.4; 5 Year IF: 1.7)
• Gholami, R. Raza, A. Rabiei, M. Fakhari, N. Balasubramaniam, P. Rasouli, V. Nagarajan, R. (2021) An approach to improve wellbore stability in active shale formations using nanomaterials. Petroleum, 7(1):24-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petlm.2020.01.001. (IF: 4.2)
• Sajimol, S., Roy, P.D., Lakshumanan, C., Nagarajan, R. (2021) Evaluation of metals and trace elements in sediments of Kanyakumari beach (southernmost India) and their possible impact on coastal aquifers. Marine Pollution Bulletin 169: 112527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112527. (IF: 5.3; 5 year IF: 6.1)
• Ahmed, N., Siddiqui, N., Nagarajan, R., Ramkumar, Mu, Jamil, M., Usman, M., Sajid, Z., Rahman, A. H., (2021) Geochemistry of Eocene Bawang Member Turbidites of the Belaga Formation, Borneo: Implications for Provenance, Palaeoweathering, and Tectonic Setting. Geological Journal 56: 2477–2499. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.4062. (IF: 1.4; 5 Year IF: 1.7)
• Ramasamy, N., Kessler, F.L., John J., Ramkumar, Mu. Abdulmajid Muhammad A., M., Vivian D., Lalitguha, S., Naltalie V., Kovin, S., & Desianne, K.S. (2021) Geochemistry of the Palaeocene-Eocene Upper Kelalan Formation, NW Borneo: Implications on palaeoweathering, tectonic setting, and provenance. Geological Journal 56:2500–2527. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.3950. (IF: 1.4; 5 Year IF: 1.7)
• Ramkumar, Mu., Nagarajan, R., Mathew, M., Sautter, B., Siddiqui, N.A., Saw, B.B., Santosh, M., Menier, D., Poppelreiter M.C. (2021) Relict Hydrocarbon Seep in the Oligocene-Miocene Subis Carbonate Platform, Malaysia: Implications on Hydrocarbon Generation and Migration Pathways and potential sealing by shale gouging. Geological Journal 56:2571–2582. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.3871. (IF: 1.4; 5 Year IF: 1.7)
• Prabakaran K., Eswaramoorthi S., Nagarajan R., Anandkumar A., Merlin Franco, F., (2020) Geochemical behaviour and risk assessment of trace elements in a tropical river, Northwest Borneo. Chemosphere. 252:126430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126430 (IF: 8.1) (5 year IF: 7.7)
• Rajmohan N., Nagarajan, R., Jayaprakash, M., Prathapar, S. A., (2020) The impact of seasonal waterlogging on the depth-wise distribution of major and trace metals in the soils of the Eastern Ganges Basin. CATENA. 189:104510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2020.104510 (IF 5.4; 5 years IF 5.9)
• Anandkumar, A., Jian Li, Prabakaran, K., Zhang Xi Jia, Zhanrui Leng, Nagarajan R., Daolin Du, (2020) Accumulation of toxic elements in an invasive crayfish species (Procambarus clarkii) and its health risk assessment to humans. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 88: 103449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2020.103449 (Q2 Quartile) WOS (IF 4.0) (5 years IF 4.1)
• Anandkumar, A., Jian Li, Prabakaran, K., Zhang Xi Jia, Zhanrui Leng, Nagarajan R., Daolin Du, (2020) Investigation of toxic elements in Carassius gibelio and Sinanodonta woodiana and its health risk to humans. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27, 19955–19969 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08554-1 (IF: 5.8; 5 year IF:5.4)

c. Conferences

• Vivian Dayong, and R Nagarajan (2023) Interpretation of paleoenvironment using benthic foraminifera from Tertiary rocks, northern Sarawak. MATEC Web of Conferences 377, 01002 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202337701002.
• Naciri, W., Boom, A., Watanabe, T. K., Garbe-Schönberg, D., Hathorne, E., Browne, N., Evans, N. J., Nagarajan, R., and Zinke, J. (2024): Paired coral Sr/Ca and δ18O records reveal increasing ENSO influence on Malaysian Borneo’s hydroclimate, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-6241, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-6241.
• Chris Tsz Long Cheung, Ryan McKenzie, Brian Beaty, Sharveen Ravichandran, Abdulmajid Ali Muhammad, Noah J. Planavsky and Ramasamy Nagarajan (2023) Exploring riverine chemical fluxes and weathering processes in Sarawak, Malaysia Borneo. Goldschmidt 2023 conference session: Tectonic and climatic controls on continental weathering and erosion processes: a source to sink approach. Goldschmidt 2023 Abstract. https://doi.org/10.7185/gold2023.16543
• Juni, K.J., Ramkumar, Mu, Balasubramani, K., Numair, S.A., Manoj, J.M., Nagarajan, R., David Menier, Thirukumaran, V., Meenumol (2022). Geomorphic evolution of Vaigai River basin, South India: Implications of tectonics and climate. In: 34th National conference of the Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IGI) held during 2-4th November 2022.
• Walid Naciri, Hedwig Krawczyk, Kai Rankenburg, Nicola Browne, Ramasamy Nagarajan, Bradley McDonald, Noreen Evans, Jens Zinke (2021) Massive corals record human development through land use in Malaysian Borneo. In ICRS 2021 – 14th International Coral Reef Symposium (poster)

Copyrights

• Nagarajan R., Petricia Henry (2024) Copyright on Geological Field Notebook IAGR, Notification number: CRAR202W07481, Curtin University Malaysia
• Nagarajan R., Manobalaji, A., Ranjen Chandra Segaran (2024) Copyright on IAGR Bookmark, Notification number: CRAR202W07482, Curtin University Malaysia

Research grants

• Development of environmental surveillance of fluoride emissions from an aluminium smelter and investigation on the effect of fluoride accumulation on the surrounding environment. Prof. R. Nagarajan – Lead Project Investigator & Project Manager, Cynthia Anak Paul Sebli, Dr. Anuj Nishanth Lipton and Dr. Kiew Siaw Fui – co-investigators. Press Metals Sdn. Bhd. RM: 387,600 (Jan 2022 – Dec 2024)
• Use of Silicon Manganese Slag in Geopolymerisation for Peat Stabilisation (Wong Kwong Soon, PI; Ramasamy Nagarajan and Low Wai Wah. Catalyst Grant, SRDC: RM160,000 (Oct 2021-Mar 2025)
• Determination of Vulnerability Zones based on Spatial and Temporal Variations of Metals in Different Size Fractions – Miri Estuary (Sarawak). PI: Dr.M.V. Prasanna; Co-investigators: Prof. S. Chidambaram, Prof. R. Nagarajan, Dr. Lau Shiew Wei, Dr. Domenik Wolffboenisch, FRGS: RM 90,200 (Sep 2021-2023)
• Characterization of the durability of Northern Sarawak Shales against weathering based on geochemistry, mineralogy and textural properties. PI – Dr Vera Loo Hui Co-investigators: Dr. Wong Kwong Soon; Prof. R. Nagarajan, Dr. Leong Wen Kam (KUT Sarawak); Dr. Joel Ben Awuah. FRGS RM: 108,700 (1 Jun 2018 – 31 Aug 2021)

HDRs supervision

Registered Research Supervisor: Reg.No. 1024 (Level 1: Ph.D. and Masters; Curtin University, Australia; Exp. On 03 July 2029)
Research Training: Completed SOL Research Integrity Professional Development Program on 21st June 2015.

• 2 PostDoc (Completed) 0 PostDoc (Ongoing)
• 6 PhD (Completed) 8 PhD (Ongoing)
• 7 MPhil (Completed) 1 MPhil (Ongoing)
• 20 UG (Completed) 0 UG (Ongoing)

PhD

• Umma Tamim (22350842/700051093) Environmental Significance and Impact of a Tropical Mangrove Systems (Principal Supervisor: 45%) 15/2/2024 – 14/2/2027 (Status: Ongoing)
• Natasha Cindy Anak Richard Pie (18602876/700015203) Mineralogical and Geochemical Studies on Tawau Gold Deposit, Sabah, Malaysia (Jan 23 – 26) (Principal Supervisor: 10%) (Status: Ongoing)
• Manobalaji Annamalai (21565221/700047766) Rare Earth Element Potential of Sarawak State, East Malaysia (Jan 23 – 26) (Principal Supervisor: 20%) (Status: Ongoing)
• Fianita Anak Anthony (20381989/700041379) Use of Silicon Manganese Slag in Geopolymerisation for Peat Stabilization (Co-Supervisor: 20% contribution) (2022-2025) (Status: Ongoing)
• Abdulmajid Muhammad Ali (14926527 / 700006998) Fingerprinting and tracing the source of sediments and their effects in the Miri-Sibuti Coral Reef National Park (MSCRNP) (Main Supervisor: 40% contribution) (2022-2025) (Status: Ongoing)
• Sharveen Ravichandran (700014264/19089056) Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Miri-Sibuti Rivers to MSCRNP Sediments and Their Environmental Significance (Main Supervisor: 55% contribution) (2022-2025) (Status: Ongoing)

MPhil

• Ranjen A/L Chandra Segaran (18026421/700012153) Chemostratigraphy Of Batu Gading Carbonates: Paleo-Redox Conditions and Diagenesis (Jan 23-25) (Principal Supervisor: 30%) (Status: Ongoing)

Invited speaker

• Invited lecture on “Geochemistry, petrography and mineralogy for elucidating sedimentary processes on the continental earth” in Department of Geology, Rani Anna Government College for Women, Thirunelveli, India on 30th Dec 2024.
• Invited lecture on “Geochemical constraints on Depositional and Post Depositional conditions of the Miocene Sediment of Northern Borneo. In: Inauguration of Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Department of Geology, Government Arts College (Autonomous) Salem, India on 26 July 2022.
• Special lecture on “Durability of Northern Sarawak Shales against geotechnical weathering: A geochemical and mineralogical approach. In: as part of Silver Jubilee celebrations of Department of Geology, Periyar University, Salem, India on 25 July 2022.
• Special lecture on Chemostratigraphy: An Introduction and Case Study. In Central University of Tamil Nadu on 22 July 2022.
• Invited Webinar on Geochemical processes in river and coastal system of northern Sarawak, Malaysia: climate change and contamination In International Seminar on “Disaster resilience, climate change and public health” organized by centre for disaster management and coastal research, department of remote sensing & department of social work, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-23, Sponsored by DST- PURSE on 28th March, 2022,
• Special webinar on Coastal Morphological Changes: Potential Causes and Sustainable Solutions – Examples from Northern Sarawak for Central University of Tamil Nadu on 16.03.2022.
• Invited Keynote lecture on “Geochemical processes in river sediments of Malaysia: climate change and contamination” to Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), MEXICO on 10h Nov 2021. https://ipn-x.zoom.us/j/86821311464?pwd=c3d1YnVSeXR1Y0JFQ1RudW1Ld3dNUT09
• Special webinar on “Source to sink relationships of sedimentary rocks – an integrated approach” via Https://meet.google.com/fke-mbpb-teq through Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India on 18th May 2020.

Professional activities

• CHAIR – IAGR 2024: Organised the International Association for Gondwana Research (IAGR) 2024 Annual Convention and 21st International Conference on Gondwana to Asia: 18-22 November 2024 at Waterfront Hotel, Kuching, Malaysia.
• Associate Editor: Habitable Planet, IAGR (Since Jan 2025)
• Associate Editor: Energy Geoscience, Elsevier (Since April 2023; WOS ESCI)
• Associate Editor: Frontiers in Earth Science (since Oct 2022) (IF 2.0; WOS)
• Associate Editor: Sustainable Water Resources Management (Springer) (since Feb 2018; WOS IF: 2.1; Q3 Quartile)
• Member of Editorial Board: Energy Geoscience, Elsevier (Since Sep 2021; WOS ESCI)
• Member of Editorial Board: Journal of Geointerface (Since 2022)
• Ramkumar, M., Nagarajan, R., and Santosh, M., (Guest Editors) 2021 Special Issue: Reservoir Characterization and Enhanced Oil Recovery. Special Issue of Energy Geoscience, Volume 2, Issue 4, Pages 219-344 (October 2021) Elsevier
• Ramkumar, M., Nagarajan, R., and Santosh, M., (Guest Editors) 2021 Special Issue: Geochemistry of Sedimentary systems: Current trends and applications, Geological Journal, Volume 56, Issue 5, Pages: ii-iv, 2297-2867. John Wiley & Sons. ISSN: 1099-1034.
• Member of Editorial Board: Geoconservation Research (Since 2017’; Scopus and ESCI Indexed)
• Member of Editorial Board: Sustainable Water Resources Management (Springer) (Since 2015; WOS IF: 2.1; Q3 Quartile)
• Associate Editor – EnviroGeoChimica Acta (2014-2020)
• Editor: International Journal of Advanced Earth Science and Engineering (2012-2021)
• Associate Editor: Journal of Environmental Science and Water Resources (JESWR) (2012-2015)
• Chief Editor: FoES R&D Newsletter, Curtin University Malaysia (Since Feb 2018-Nov 2019)

Professional memberships

• Foreign Geologist, Board of Geologist Malaysia (FG 417)
• Life Member – Association of Geoscientists for International Development (AGID)
• Life Member – Geological Society of Malaysia
• Fellow – Society Earth Scientists (SES): Earth Science India (F/376)
• Life Member – Indian Association of Sedimentologists (IAS)
• International Secretary – Earth System Science Group (ESSG), Chennai, India
• Member – American Association of Petroleum Geologist (AAPG) (No: 10090381)

PhD, MSc, BSc, SFHEA Head of Applied Sciences Department Professor Location: Skylark 3, Room 348 Tel: +60 85 630100 Ext:2521 Email: prasanna@curtin.edu.my

Research profiles

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/MV_Prasanna
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57205341080
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9555-5337

Background

Dr M.V. Prasanna currently working as a Professor and Head of Applied Sciences Department in Curtin University, Malaysia. He completed his PhD degree in 2008 at Annamalai University, India. He was a gold medallist in Post graduate degree. He has qualified State Educational Test (SET) under University Grants Commission (UGC), India for lectureship. He is a Senior Fellow in Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), UK. He has 15 years of teaching and research experience, produced 5 PhDs, 4 M.Phils and 8 Honours students under his guidance. He has secured few research grants from Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) and Sarawak Research and Development Council (SRDC), Malaysia, including few internal grants from Curtin University Malaysia. He has published more than 100 Journal papers (indexed in Web of Science and Scopus) and 13 book chapters. Currently, he has the h-index of 36 from Scopus database. He has co-edited books and journal special issues, published by Elsevier and Springer. Currently, he is focusing on geochemical controls on water and sediment characteristics and their impact on human health and the environment.

Awards

• “Best Paper Award” in International Conference on Digital Applications, Transformation and Economy (ICDATE) 2023. Curtin University Malaysia.
• “Best Lecturer Award” in Applied Geology Department, Curtin University, Sarawak Malaysia at the Student Choice Awards in 2014, 2015 & 2020.
• King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) for Research Institute has endorsed our paper entitled “A study on the defluoridation in water by using natural soil” for KACST awards for the best paper published in Applied Water Science Journal in collaboration with Springer for the year 2013. The article chosen reflect not only excellent science, but also the potential impact of the discoveries. The winning authors received the KACST Certificate, Medal and $5,000 (cited in the The Borneo Post Newspaper, Sunday February 22, 2015, Miri, Malaysia).
• Awarded for “Best Publication for Lecturer” in School of Engineering and Science, Curtin University of Technology, Sarawak, 2010 based on Excellence in Research for Australian Ranking (Cited in The Borneo Post Newspaper, Friday June 11, 2010, Miri, Malaysia).
• Awarded JRF (Junior Research Fellow) by the DST (Department of Science and Technology), India in the project entitled “Hydrogeochemical and Isotopic studies in the Gadilam river basin, Tamilnadu, India “, February 2004 – March 2007.
• Awarded for the best paper presented in the national seminar on “Hydrology” at Madras University, Chennai, India 24th -25th, August, 2006.
• Received gold medal for securing first rank in M.Sc., (Applied Geology) from Annamalai University, India for the year 2002-2004.
• Received Ramasamy Padayachiar Endowment, instituted by the government of Tamilnadu for the year 2003-2004 in recognition of academic performance.
• Received Thiru. A.Jayabalan prize for securing the first rank in the paper “Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology” of the M.Sc., (Applied Geology) degree examination.

Academic history

PhD (Geology-Hydrogeochemistry), Annamalai University, India (July 2008).
MSc (Applied Geology), Annamalai University, India (May 2004).
BSc (Geology), Madurai Kamaraj University, India (April 2001).

Research interests

• Hydrogeochemistry
• Geochemical modelling
• Isotope geochemistry
• Environmental geochemistry for soils and sediments
• Geoelectrical method for water resources
• Cave water geochemistry
• Climate change
• Radiation measurements
• Microplastics
• Submarine groundwater discharge
• Sustainable water resource management

Copyright

• Modified push point sampler. Application no. LY2023Q04212.
• Modified seepage meter. Application no. LY2023Q04213.
• Metals in different size fractions (methodology flowchart). Application no. Y2022Q05844.
• Miri Geology Mobile Apps. Application no. LY2022Q05843.

Publications

a. Book chapters

• NM. Shameera, M.V. Prasanna (2023). Hydrochemistry and water quality assessment in Labuan Island, Malaysia. Recent Advances in Environmental Sustianbility. P.Li and V.Elumalai (eds.), Environmental Earth Sciences. Doi. 10.1007/978-3-031-34783-2_3
• K. Shankar, G. Gnanachandrasamy, M. Mahalakshmi, N. Devaraj, M.V. Prasanna, S. Chidambaram, R. Thilagavathi (2021) Meteorological parameters and COVID-19 spread – Russia a case study. Environmental Resilience and Transformation in times of covid-19. Climate change effects on environmental functionality. AL. Ramanathan (Eds.), 2021, pp 179-190, Elsevier.
• D. Aaisyah, S. Sahari, A.A Shah, A. Qadir, M.V. Prasanna, R. Shalaby (2021) COVID-19 as an opportunity to make field-based earth sciences and other similar courses easily accessible and affordable. Environmental Resilience and Transformation in times of covid-19. Climate change effects on environmental functionality. AL. Ramanathan (Eds.), 2021, pp 333-342, Elsevier.
• M.V. Prasanna, S. Chidambaram, R. Thilagavathi, C. Thivya, S. Venkatramanan, N. Murali Krishnan (2019) A statistical approach to identify the temporal and spatial variations in the geochemical process of a coastal aquifer, South east coast of India. GIS and Geostatistical Techniques for Groundwater Science. S. Venkatramanan (Eds), 2019, pp 223-235, Elsevier.
• Sang Yong Chung, S. Venkataramanan, Hussam Eldin Elzain, S. Selvam, M.V. Prasanna (2019) Supplementary of missing data in groundwater-level variations of peak type using geostatistical methods. GIS and Geostatistical Techniques for Groundwater Science. S. Venkatramanan (Eds), 2019, pp 33-41, Elsevier.
• S. Chidambaram, S. Pethaperumal, R. Thilagavathi, V. Dhanu Radha, C. Thivya, M.V. Prasanna, K. Tirumalesh, Banaja Rani Panda (2019) Seasonal variations of groundwater geochemistry in coastal aquifers, Pondicherry region, South India. Coastal Zone Management. M. Ramkumar (Eds), 2019, pp 361-380, Elsevier.
• S. Chidambaram, C. Thivya, AL. Ramanathan, R. Thilagavathi, M.V. Prasanna (2018) Characterization of coastal aquifers in SE coast of India. Groundwater of South Asia. Abhijit Mukherjee (Eds), 2018, pp 475-495
• R. Thilagavathi, S. Chidambaram, C. Thivya, S. Pethaperumal, K. Tirumalesh, M.V. Prasanna (2016) Application of statistical techniques to identify the hydrogeochemical processes in coastal aquifers of Pondicherry region, Tamil Nadu. Geostatistical and Geospatial approaches for the characterization of natural resources in the environment. N. Janardhana Raju (Eds), 2016, pp 251-258.
• S. Chidambaram, R. Thilagavathi, C. Thivya, M.V. Prasanna, N. Ganesh, U. Karmegam (2015) A comparative study on the arsenic levels in groundwaters of Gangetic alluvium and coastal aquifers in India. Safe and Sustainable use of Arsenic-Contaminated aquifers in the Gangetic Plain. AL. Ramanathan, S. Johnston, A. Mukherjee, B. Nath (Eds), 2015, IV, 285 p. 82. ISBN 978-3-319-16123-5.
• S.Chidambaram, K.Tirumalesh, M.V.Prasanna, R.Thilagavathi, S.Pethaperumal, G.Johnson Babu, P.Paramaguru (2015) Stable Isotopic Signatures for hydrogeochemical characterisation of groundwater from Pondicherry to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. Management of Water, Energy and Bio-resources in the Era of Climate Change.
• S. Chidambaram, AL. Ramanathan, M.V. Prasanna and R. Manivannan (2011) Application of Hydro-Geochemical and Geo-Electrical Techniques to identify the impact of Tsumani in the coastal groundwater. The Tsunami Threat – Research and Technology. INTECH publisher, Edited by: Nils-Axel Mörner, ISBN 978-953-307-552-5, Chapter 28, page. 596-620, Publication date: January 2011.
• M.V.Prasanna (2010). Speciation of Ions in groundwater and its applications. Groundwater monitoring and management through hydrogeochemical modeling approach. I.K International Publishing group Pvt. Ltd. India, 624p, pp. 49-62. ISBN 9789380578163.
• M.V.Prasanna, S. Chidambaram, R. Nagarajan, S. Rajalingam and A. Elayaraja (2010). Geophysical Investigation in different litho units of Gadilam river basin, Tamilnadu, India. Recent trend in Water Research: Hydrochemical and Hydrological perspectives. I.K International Publishing group Pvt. Ltd. India, 247p, pp. 1-7. ISBN: 9789380026916.
• M.V.Prasanna, S.Chidambaram, R.Nagarajan, A.Elayaraja and S.Rajalingam (2010). A study on trace metal pollution in the Gadilam river basin, Tamilnadu, India. Recent trend in Water Research: Hydrochemical and Hydrological perspectives. I.K International Publishing group Pvt. Ltd. India, 247p, pp. 67-73. ISBN: 9789380026916.

b. Journal publications

2025

• Rakesh Roshan Gantayat, M.V. Prasanna, R. Nagarajan, E. Vetrimurugan, S. Chidambaram (2025). Metal enrichment in the tropical estuarine environment and associated health risk assessment using PMF and Monte Carlo simulation. Marine Environmental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107679 (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF 3.2)
•  Yi Ning Fong, DW. Dominique, M.V. Prasanna (2025). The significance of shark tooth from the Late Miocene Tukau Formation, Northwest Sarawak, Malaysia. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia. (indexed in Scopus and MyCite)
• Anshuman Mishra, M.V. Prasanna, S. Chidambaram, K. Karthikeyan (2025) Sources, spatial distribution and risk assessment of metals in tropical estuarine and coastal sediments. Marine Pollution Bulletin 222: 118690 (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF 4.9)
• Stephan Ongetta, M.V. Prasanna, Anshuman M, Chidambaram S (2025) A Multiproxy Analysis of Rainwater Chemistry and Moisture Sources in Borneo. Earth Systems and Environment. Doi. 10.1007/s41748-025-00653-8 7 (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF 5.3)
• Shyamalan Naidu, M.V. Prasanna (2025). Spatial distribution, geochemistry and provenence of heavy minerals in Miri beach sediments, NW Borneo, Malaysia. Environmental Earth Sciences 84: 166. Doi. 10.1007/s12665-025-12159-7 (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 2.8)
• Fiona Bassy William, M.V. Prasanna, R. Nagarajan, S. Chidambaram (2025). A comprehensive analysis of tracing the sources and dynamics of pollutants in a tropical Miri River, NW Borneo. Sustainable Water Resource Management 11:20 https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s40899-025-01203-w (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 2.1)

2024

• Yi Ning Fong, Dodge-Wan Dominique, M.V. Prasanna (2024). Observations on palynology of the Tukau Formation in northwest Sarawak, Malaysia. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia 78: 75-90 (indexed in Scopus and MyCite).
• Sun Veer Moollye, M.V. Prasanna, R. Nagarajan, M. Anshuman, S. Chidambaram, Chua Han Bing (2024). A spatio-temporal assessment of seawater quality in Miri-Sibuti Coral Reef: Evaluating for metal pollution, sources and dynamics. Regional Studies in Marine Science 80: 103903. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103903 (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 2.1)
• M.V. Prasanna, Dodge-Wan Dominique (2024). Baseline survey of environmental parameters, radiation, and drip water hydrochemistry in Niah Caves (Sarawak, Malaysia). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Doi:10.1007/s10661-024-13133-9 (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF 2.9).
• M.V. Prasanna, Anshuman, M, Dayarnan Raj, S, Jaithish, J (2024). Assessment of microplastics in highland rock salts of Northern Borneo. Journal of Environmental Management. 368: 122207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122207 (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF 8).
• Seow Sheng Qin, M.V. Prasanna, Dominique Dodge-Wan (2024). Distribution of natural radioactivity in different geological formations and their environmental risk assessment in Malaysia. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33906-6 (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF 5.4)
• Fiona Bassy William, M.V. Prasanna, R. Nagarajan (2024). Spatial and temporal distribution of geochemical elements and their processes in different size fractions – Miri River (NW Borneo). Kuwait Journal of Science 51(1). 100136. doi.org/10.1016/j.kjs.2023.10.004. (indexed in WoS, Q3, IF 1.1)

2023

• V. H. Loo, M.V. Prasanna, K. L. S. Fwu, F. Anthony and F. Motalebi, “Development of Mobile Apps for Miri Geology: Enhancing Student Learning,” 2023 International Conference on Digital Applications, Transformation & Economy (ICDATE), Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICDATE58146.2023.10248764.
• Anshuman Mishra, M.V. Prasanna, R. Nagarajan, S. Chidambaram (2023). Spatiotemporal distribution of microplastics in Miri coastal area, NW Borneo: inference from a periodical observation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Doi 10.1007/s11356-023-29582-7 (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 4.223)
• Fiona Bassy William, M.V. Prasanna, Anshuman Mishra (2023). Microclimatic variation in Miri Region (NW Borneo): Inference from rainfall and temperature trends, isotopic signature and air mass movement. Journal of Climate Change 9(3): 51-65 (indexed in WoS).
• Rakesh Roshan Gantayat, M.V. Prasanna, R. Nagarajan, S. Chidambaram (2023). Spatial and temporal variations of geochemical processes and toxicity of water, sediments, and suspended solids in Sibuti River Estuary, NW Borneo. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-28596-5. (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 4.223)
• M.V. Prasanna, S. Chidambaram, S. Venkatramanan, S. Selvam (2023). Editoral: Environmental isotopes for water resource management. Frontier in Water 5: 1211029. Doi. 10.0089/frwa.2023.1211029 (Scopus indexed).
• G. Rakesh Roshan, M.V. Prasanna, R. Nagarajan, S. Chidambaram (2023). Distribution and fractionation of metals in tropical estuarine sediments, NW Norneo: Implication for ecological risk assessment. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 252, 107253. (Indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 4.166).
• Jossiana binti Yussibnosh, M.V. Prasanna, Ninu Krishnan M.V (2023). Geochemical evaluation of mud volcanic sediment and water in Northern Borneo: A baseline study. Total Environment Research Themes. 100033. Doi.org/10.1016/j.totert.2023.100033.
• Dominique Dodge-Wan, M.V. Prasanna, Sheng Qin Seow (2023). Micro-mapping of terrestrial gamma radiation dose rate in typical urban homes in Miri City (Sarawak, Malaysia). Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. Doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-08838-z (indexed in WoS, Q3, IF 1.371).
• Parvin Raj Suresh Raj, M.V. Prasanna (2023). Occurrence and distribution of geochemical elements in Miri estuary, NW Borneo: Evaluating for processes, sources and pollution status. Chemosphere 316: 137838 (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF 8.943)
• Inez Neysa anak Nyambar, M.V. Prasanna (2023). Assessment on urban lakes along the coastal region of Miri, NW Borneo: implication for hydrochemistry, water quality, and pollution risk. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-25172-9. (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 4.223)

2022

• I.B. Asmau, P. Eswaran, A.A. Firas, T.G. Haylay, D.W. Cecilia, S. Hassan, M.V. Prasanna, S.W. Boon, Y.Y. Jemilat (2022). Optimization of CO2 sorption onto Spent Shale with Diethylenetriamine (DETA) and Ethylenediamine (EDA). Materials 15, 8293 (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF 3.748).
• Ming Xian Gan, M.V. Prasanna (2022) Spatial and temporal variation of aquifer vulnerability in Miri coastal region of NW Borneo using resistivity survey and GIS. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 102651 (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 2.166)
• O. Stephan, M.V. Prasanna, S. Chidambaram, R. Nagarajan, K. Clem (2022) Delineation of highland saline groundwater sources in Ba’klalan region of NE Borneo to improve the salt-making production using geochemical and geophysical approaches. Chemosphere 307, 135721. Doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135721 (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF 8.943)
• A.T Aliza Marai, M.V. Prasanna (2022). Occurrence, distribution and sources of microplastics in beach sediments of Miri coast, NW Borneo. Chemosphere 305: 135368. (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF 8.943)
• M.V. Ninu Krishnan, M.V. Prasanna, H. Vijith, S. Chidambaram (2022) Isoscapes to address the regional precipitation trends in the equatorial region of southeast Asia. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth. Doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2022.103159 (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 3.311)
• M. Nepolian, S. Chidambaram, M.V. Prasanna, S. Venkatramanan, S. Selvam, N. Devaraj, G. Gnanachandrasamy, M. Mahalakshmi (2022) Source, mobilization and distribution of uranium in a complex aquifer system: a spatial and temporal evaluation using geochemical, statistics and GIS approach. Environmental Earth Sciences. Doi.org/10.1007/s12665-022-10291-2 (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 2.784).
• S. Chidambaram, M.V. Prasanna, S. Venkatramanan, K. Shankar, S. Dhanu Radha, G. Gnanachandrasamy, AL. Ramanathan, B. Prosun (2022) SARS-CoV-2 phase I transmission and mutability linked to the interplay of climatic variables: a global observation on the pandemic spread. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-17481-8 (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 4.223).
• S. Chidambaram, Banajarani Panda, K. Tirumelash, M.V. Prasanna, S. Dhiraj, AL. Ramanathan (2022) Isotopic signatures to address the groundwater recharge in coastal aquifers. Marine Pollution Bulletin 174 (2022) 113273. (indexed in Q1, IF 7.301)
• K. Pradeep, S. Chidambaram, H. Seshadhri, Banajarani Panda, K. Brindha, M.V. Prasanna, G. Ramesh, N. Ganesh (2022) A study on geochemistry and sources of colloidal fractions in coastal groundwater from different lithologies. Journal of Earth System Science 131: 62 Doi.org/10.1007/s12040-022-01812-5. (indexed in WoS, Q3, IF 1.912)
• S. Chidambaram, M.V. Prasanna, S. Venkatramanan, M. Nepolian, K. Pradeep, P. Banajarani, C. Thivya, R. Thilagavathi (2022) Groundwater quality assessment for irrigation by adopting new suitability plot and spatial analysis based on fuzzy logic technique. Environmental Research 204 (2022): 111729 (indexed in Q1, IF 8.399)
• M. Mahalakshmi, S. Chidambaram, M.V. Prasanna, S. Venkatramanan, N. Devaraj, GI. Gunarani, M. Gnanasekar, SK. Sahoo (2022) Mobilization and health risk assessment of fertilizer induced uranium in coastal groundwater. Environmental Research 203 (2022): 111791 (indexed in Q1, IF 8.399)

2021

• N. Devaraj, S. Chidambaram, K. Pradeep, M. Mahalakshmi, H. Muhammed, M.V. Prasanna, C. Thivya, R. Thilagavathi (2021) Impact of monsoon shower on the hydrogeochemistry of groundwater along the lithological contact: a case study from South India. Applied Water Science, doi. 10.1007/s13201-021-01538-7 (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF 3.874)
• M.V. Ninu Krishnan, M.V. Prasanna, H.Vijith (2021) Analysis of trace metal concentration in rainwater samples collected from spatially separated coastal cities facing the South China Sea in Northern Sarawak, Borneo. Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment 15(4), 2021076. (indexed in Scopus)
• H.Vijith, M.V. Ninu Krishnan, M.V. Prasanna (2021) Modelling spatial variation in erosional status and geomorphic evolution of the Limbang River Basin in Northern Borneo through Hypsometric analysis. Geocarto International. Doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2021.2002428 (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF 4.889)
• M.V. Prasanna and S. Chidambaram (2021) Monsoon impact on the air quality during SAR-CoV-2 pandemic spread in Central Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah: Pre, during and post lockdown scenarios. Journal of Climate Change 7: 57-68 (indexed in WoS)
• M.V. Prasanna, S. Chidambaram, K. Shankar, G. Gnanachandrasamy (2021) Determination of vulnerable regions of SARS-CoV-2 in Malaysia using meteorology and air quality data. Environment, Development and Sustainability. Doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01719-z (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 3.219)
• S. Venkatramanan, S. Selvam, M.V. Prasanna (2021) Recent environmental geochemical trends in water and sediments – a framework on OSPRC. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28: 18422-18422. doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13496-3 (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 4.223)
• S. Selvam, K. Jesuraja, S. Venkatramanan, S. Chidambaram, M.V. Prasanna, K. Sivakumar (2021) Delineation saline and fresh water aquifers in Tuticorin of southern India by using geophysical techniques. Environment, Development and Sustainability. Doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01409-w (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 3.219)
• C. Thivya, S. Chidambaram, M.V. Prasanna, R. Thilagavathi, M. Mahalakshmi, N. Devaraj, S. Dhanu Radha (2021) Potential interplay of Uranium with geochemical variables and mineral saturation states in groundwater. Applied Water Science 11:75 doi.org/10.1007/s13201-021-01396-3 (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF 3.874)
• S. Muthusamy, M. Jayaprakash, K. Sivakumar, S. Venkatramanan, M.V. Prasanna. S. Selvam, S. Chidambaram (2021) Elemental geochemistry of surface sediments from Manakudy estuary, south-west coast of India: Inferences to sources of elements and their accumulation. Geological Journal 1-19 (indexed in WoS, Q3, IF 2.489)
• Dominique Dodge-Wan, M.V. Prasanna (2021). Terrestrial gamma radiation dose rate mapping and influence of building materials: case study at Curtin University campus (Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia). Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 328: 163-180. doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07641-y (indexed in WoS, Q3, IF 1.371)
• N. Devaraj, Banajarani Panda, S. Chidambaram, M.V. Prasanna, Dhiraj Kr Singh, AL. Ramanathan, S.K. Sahoo (2021) Spatio-temporal variations of Uranium in groundwater: Implication to the environment and human health. Science of the Total Environment 775: 145787. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145787 (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF 7.963)
• V. Agastheeswaran, P. Udayaganesan, K. Sivakumar, S. Venkatramanan, M.V. Prasanna, S. Selvam (2021) Identification of groundwater potential zones using geospatial approach in Sivagangai district, South India. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 14:8. doi.org/10.1007/s12517-020-06316-4. (indexed in WoS, Q3, IF 1.827)
• C. Thivya, K. Tirumalesh, G. Gnanachandrasamy, K. Shankar, S. Venkatramanan, S. Chidambaram. M.V. Prasanna (2021) Occurrence of heavy metals in groundwater along the lithological interface of K/T boundary, Peninsular India: A special focus on source, geochemical mobility and health risk. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 80: 183-207. doi.org/10.1007/s00244-020-00803-1 (indexed in WoS, Q3, 2.804)
• V.S. Adithya, S. Chidambaram, M.V. Prasanna, S. Venkatramanan, K. Tirumalesh, c. Thivya, R. Thilagavathi (2021) Health risk implication and spatial distribution of Radon in groundwater along the lithological contact in South India. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 80: 308-318. doi.org/10.1007/s00244-020-00798-9 (indexed in WoS, Q3, IF 2.804)
• U. Vasudevan, Rakesh Roshan Gantayat, S. Chidambaram, M.V. Prasanna, S. Venkatramanan, N. Devaraj, M. Nepolian, N. Ganesh (2021) Microbial contamination and its associations with major ions in shallow groundwater along coastal Tamil Nadu. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 43(2): 1069-1088 doi.org/10.1007/s10653-020-00712-1. (WoS indexed, Q1, IF 4.609)

2020

• M.V. Ninu Krishnan, M.V. Prasanna, H. Vijith (2020) Trend characteristics of rainy days and evaporation at a tropical rainforest region in East Malaysia, Borneo. Earth Sciences Research Journal 24(3): 301-311 (indexed in WoS, Q4, IF 0.779)
• M.V. Ninu Krishnan, M.V. Prasanna, H. Vijith (2020) Seasonal hydrochemical dynamics of surface water in the Limbang River, Northern Borneo – evaluating for spatial and temporal trends. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 13: 980 doi.org/10.1007/s12517-020-05936-0 (indexed in WoS, Q3, IF 1.827)
• Banajarani Panda, S. Chidambaram, R. Thilagavathi, N. Ganesh, M.V. Prasanna, U. Vasudevan (2020) Source governed trace metal anomalies in groundwater of foothill aquifer and its health effect. Applied Water Science 10: 173. DOI: 10.1007/s13201-020-01253-9 (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF 3.874)
• M.V. Ninu Krishnan, M.V. Prasanna, H. Vijith (2020) Chemical characteristics of rainwater in the tropical rainforest region in northwestern Borneo. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27: 36994-37010 doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09542-1 (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 4.223)
• M.V. Ninu Krishnan, M.V. Prasanna, H. Vijith (2020) Spatial and temporal characteristics of monthly rainfall over Limbang River Basin, Northern Borneo: an evaluation through multivariate statistics. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment 6: 2333-2343. doi.org/10.1007/s40808-020-00817-7 (indexed in WoS)
• N. Sivakarun, P. Udayaganeshan, S. Chidambaram, S. Venkatramanan, M.V. Prasanna, K. Pradeep, Banajarani Panda (2020). Factors determining the hydrogeochemical processes occurring in shallow groundwater of coastal alluvial aquifer, India. Geochemistry 80: 125623. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemer.2020.125623 (indexed in WoS, Q3, IF 2.292)
• N. Devaraj, S. Chidambaram, U. Vasudevan, K. Pradeep, M. Nepolian, M.V. Prasanna, V.S. Adithya, R. Thilagavathi, S. Thivya, Banajarani Panda (2020) Determination of the major geochemical processes of groundwater along the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundry of Trichinopoly, Tamilnadu, India. Acta Geochimca 39: 760-781 Doi. 10.1007/s11631-020-00399-2 (indexed in WoS).
• V.S. Adithya, S. Chidambaram, K. Tirumalesh, C. Thivya, R. Thilagavathi, S. Venkatramanan, M.V. Prasanna, Dhanu R.S (2020) Seasonal changes in groundwater quality deterioration and chemometric analysis of pollution source identification in South India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27: 20037-20054. doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08258-6 (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 4.223)

2019

• S. Manikandan, S. Chidambaram, M.V. Prasanna, Rakesh Roshan Ganayat (2019) Assessment of heavy metals pollution and stable isotopic signatures in hard rock aquifers of Krishnagiri district, South India. Geosciences 9: 200. doi:10.3390/geosciences9050200 (indexed in WoS).
• R. Paul, M.V. Prasanna, G. Rakesh Roshan, M.K. Singh (2019) Groundwater quality assessment in Jirania Block, west district of Tripura, India, using hydrogeochemical fingerprints. SN Applied Sciences 1(9): 1055. (indexed in WoS).
• Banajarani Panda, S. Chidambaram, K. Tirumalesh, N. Ganesh, C. Thivya, R. Thilagavathi, S. Venkatramanan, M.V. Prasanna, N. Devaraj, AL. Ramanathan (2019) An integrated novel approach to understand the process of groundwater recharge in mountain and riparian zone aquifer system of Tamil Nadu, India. Aquatic Geochemistry 25: 137-159. doi/org/10.1007/s10498-019-09357-8 (indexed in WoS, Q3, IF 1.517)
• R. Thilagavathi, S. Chidambaram, C. Thivya, K. Tirumalesh, S. Venkatramanan, S. Pethaperumal, M.V. Prasanna, N. Ganesh (2019) Influence of variations in rainfall pattern on the hydrogeochemistry of coastal groundwater – an outcome of periodic observation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 26: 29173-29190 doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05962-w (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 4.223)
• C. Thivya, S. Chidambaram, N. Devaraj, R. Thilagavathi, Banajarani Panda, K. Tirumalesh, M.V. Prasanna, U. Vasudevan, AL. Ramanathan (2019) Geochemical (process based) characterization of groundwater along KT boundary of South India. Geochemistry 79: 62-77. doi.org/10.1016/j.geoch.2018.11.005. (indexed in WoS, Q3, IF 2.292)
• B. Navakanesh, AA. Shah, M.V. Prasanna (2019) Earthquake education through the use of documentary movies. Frontier of Earth Sciences 7:42. (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 3.498)
• M.V Ninu Krishnan, M.V Prasanna, H. Vijith (2019) Annual and seasonal rainfall trends in an equatorial tropical river basin in Malaysian Borneo. Environmental Modeling & Assessment 24: 569-584 (indexed in WoS, Q3, IF 2.333)
• M.V. Prasanna, Illiya Amalina Binti Ahmad Ramdzani, R. Nagarajan, S. Chidambaram, S. Venkatramanan (2019) Geoelectrical investigation along Miri coast, east Malaysia: evaluate the vulnerability of coastal aquifer. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 495 (2019) 012042 (Scopus indexed).
• M. Cho Zin, G. Lenin, L. Huo Chong, M.V. Prasanna (2019) Real-time water quality system in internet of things. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 495 (2019) 012042 (Scopus indexed).
• VS. Adithya, S. Chidambaram, K. Tirumalesh, H.V. Mohokar, M.V. Prasanna (2017) Occurrence of Uranium in groundwater along the lithological contacts in central Tamilnadu, India: An isotope hydrogeochemical perspective. Exposure and Health 11: 277-290. DOI: 10.1007/s12403-017-0269-3 (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF – 11.422).
• M.V. Ninu Krishnan, M.V. Prasanna, H. Vijit (2018) Statistical analysis of trends in monthly precipitation at the Limbang River Basin, Sarawak (NW Borneo), Malaysia. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics 131: 883-896. DOI: 10.1007/s00703-018-0611-8. (indexed in WoS, Q3, IF 2.065)

2018

• M.V. Ninu Krishnan, M.V. Prasanna, H. Vijith (2018) Fluctuations in monthly and annual rainfall trend in the Limbang River Basin, Malaysia: A statistical assessment to detect the influence of climate change. Journal of Climate Change 4(2): 15-29 (indexed in WoS)
• C. Thivya, S. Chidambaram, R. Thilagavathi, Venkatraman, N. Ganesh, Banajarani Panda, M.V. Prasanna (2018) Short-term periodic observation of the relationship of climate variables to groundwater quality along the KT boundary. Journal of Climate Change 4(2): 77-86 (indexed in WoS)
• Banajarani Panda, S. Chidambaram, N. Ganesh, V.S. Adithya, M.V.Prasanna, K. Pradeep, U. Vasudevan (2018) A hydrochemical approach to estimate mountain front recharge in an aquifer system in Tamilnadu, India. Acta Geochemica 37: 465-488 (indexed in WoS)
• N. Devaraj, S. Chidambaram, RR. Gantayat, C. Thivya, R. Thilagavathi, M.V. Prasanna, B. Panda, VS. Adithya, U. Vasudevan (2018) An insight on the speciation and genetic imprint of bicartbonate ion in the groundwater along K/T boundary, South India. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 11 (12). DOI: 10.1007/s12517-018-3622-3 (indexed in WoS, Q3, IF 1.827)
• S. Chidambaram, J. Sarathidasan, K. Srinivasamoorthy, C. Thivya, R. Thilagavathi, M.V. Prasanna, C. Singaraja (2018) Assessment of hydrogeochemical status of groundwater in a coastal region of Southeast coast of India. Applied Water Science 8:27. DOI: 10.1007/s13201-018-0649-2 (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF 3.874)
• S. Senthilkumar, B. Gowtham, M. Sundararajan, S.Chidambaram, J.Francis Lawrence, M.V.Prasanna (2018) Impact of landuse on the groundwater quality along coastal aquifer of Thiruvallur district, South India. Sustainable Water Resources Management 4: 849-873. DOI: 10.1007/s40899-017-0180-x (indexed in WoS).
• Banajarani Panda, S. Chidambaram, N. Ganesh, V.S. Adithya, K. Pradeep, U. Vasudevan, AL. Ramanathan, Shyam Ranjan, M.V. Prasanna, K. Paramaguru (2018) A study on mountain front recharge by using integrated techniques in the hard rock aquifers of southern India. Environment, Development and Sustainability 20: 2243-2259 (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 3.219)

2017

• D. Dodge-Wan, M.V. Prasanna, R. Nagarajan, A. Anandkumar (2017) Epiphreatic caves in Niah Karst Tower (NW Borneo): Occurrence, morphology and hydrogeochemistry. Acta Carsologica 46: 149-163 (indexed in WoS, Q4, IF 0.822)
• M.V. Prasanna, R. Nagarajan, S. Chidambaram, A. Anand Kumar, C. Thivya (2017) Evaluation of hydrogeochemical characteristics and the impact of weathering in seepage water collected within the sedimentary formation. Acta Geochemica 36(1): 44-51 (Scopus indexed).
• R. Thilagavathi, S. Chidambaram, C. Thivya, M.V. Prasanna, K. Tirumalesh, S. Pethaperumal (2016) Dissolved organic carbon in multilayered aquifers of Pondicherry region (India): spatial and temporal variability and relationships to major ion chemistry. Natural Resources Research, 26(2): 119-135 (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF 5.146)
• C. Thivya, S. Chidambaram, M.S. Rao, R. Thilagavathi, M.V. Prasanna, S. Manikandan (2017) Assessment of fluoride contaminations in groundwater of hard rock aquifers in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu (India). Applied Water Science 7(2): 1011-1023 (indexed in WoS, Q1, IF 3.874).
• S. Chidambaram, R. Thilagavathi, C. Thivya, U. Karmegam, M.V. Prasanna, AL. Ramanathan, K. Tirumalesh, P. Sasidhar (2016) A study on the arsenic concentration in groundwater of a coastal aquifer in south-east India: an integrated approach. Environmental, Development and Sustainability, 19(3): 1010-1040 (indexed in WoS, Q2, IF 3.219)
• C. Thivya, S. Chidambaram, R. Thilagavathi, K. Tirumalesh, M. Nepolian, M.V. Prasanna (2017) Spatial and temporal variations of radon concentrations in groundwater of hard rock aquifers in Madurai district, India. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 313: 603-609 (indexed in WoS, Q3, IF 1.371).
• MVN Krishnan, M.V. Prasanna, H. Vijith (2017) Optimisation of morphometric parameters of Limbang river basin, Borneo in the equatorial tropics for terrain characterization. Modeling Earth System and Environment 3: 1477-1490 (Scopus indexed)
• S. Chidambaram, M. Nepolian, AL. Ramanathan, J. Sarathidasan, R. Thilagavathi, C. Thivya, M.V. Prasanna, K. Srinivasamoorthy, Noble Jacob, Hemant Mohokar (2017) An attempt to identify and estimate the subsurface groundwater discharge in the south east coast of India. International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment 6(2): 421-433 (Scopus Indexed).
• R. Thilagavathi, S. Chidambaram, C. Thivya, M.V. Prasanna, Tirumalesh Keesari, S. Pethaperumal (2017) Assessment of groundwater chemistry in layered coastal aquifers using multivariate statistical analysis. Sustainable Water Resources Management 3(1): 55-69 (Scopus indexed).

c. Conference proceedings

• M.V.Prasanna, R.Nagarajan, A.Elayaraja and S.Chidambaram. Preliminary investigation on electrochemical parameters of Lake waters in and around Miri City, Malaysia. CUTSE 2011 Conference, Curtin University, Sarawak Malaysia. 8-9th November, 2011.
• M.V.Prasanna and S.Chidambaram. Application of the Phreeqc Geochemical Model for Groundwater Studies. DST Sponsored Conference on “Role of Aqua Geochemical Modeling on Water Resources Pollution”, Annamalai University, India, 2011.
• G. Senthil Kumar, AL. Ramanathan, S. Chidambaram and M.V.Prasanna (2009). Hydrogeochemical studies of groundwater in Neyveli basin along the Cuddalore coast, SE coast of India. 2nd CUTSE International Conference 2009. Curtin University of Technology, Sarawak, Malaysia, 24 & 25th November 2009.
• M.V.Prasanna and S.Chidambaram (2009). Hydrogeochemical Modeling of Groundwater in the Gadilam River Basin, South India. Curtin Sarawak 1st International Symposium on Geology (ISGI-2009) “Utilizing innovative technologies for sustainable energy resources 2009” (5th Sep 2009).
• M.V.Prasanna and S.Chidambaram (2008). Hydrogeochemical nature of groundwater in the Gadilam river basin, Tamilnadu, India. 1st Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Science and Engineering International conference, CUTSE 2008, Malaysia, 24th – 27th November 2008.
• S.Chidambaram, M.V.Prasanna, K.Srinivasamoorthy and P.Anandhan (2007) A study on Thermodynamic stability of Groundwater in different litho units from Gadilam river basin, Tamilnadu, India. Mineral Exploration: Recent Strategies, Eds.: S.Rajendran et al., New Delhi Publishing Agency, New Delhi, pp.391- 400.
• K.Srinivasamoorthy, S.Chidambaram, P.Anandhan, S.Vasudevan and M.V.Prasanna (2007) Hydrogeochemistry of Fluoride in groundwater from NW part of Salem district, Tamilnadu. Mineral Exploration: Recent Strategies, Eds.: S.Rajendran et al., New Delhi Publishing Agency, pp.413-422.
• A.John Peter, S.Chidambaram, M.V.Prasanna, K.Balaji, R.Ramesh, U.Karmegam, P.Paramaguru and S.Pethaperumal (2008). Identification of potable groundwater zones in and around Madurai region using remote sensing and GIS techniques. Proceeding on Hyperspectral remote sensing and spectral signatures applications, 2008. Eds: Rajendran et al., Department of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University, pp. 289-297.
• K.Vijayaragavan, S.Chidambaram, M.V.Prasanna, K.Anandavel, S.Pethaperumal and A.John Peter (2008). Groundwater budgeting using GIS in a part of Pondicherry. Proceeding on Hyperspectral remote sensing and spectral signatures applications, 2008. Eds: Rajendran et al., Department of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University, pp. 345-357.
• M.V.Prasanna, S.Chidambaram, K.Vasu, A.Shahul Hameed, C.Unnikrishna Warrier, K.Srinivasamoorthy, A.JohnPeter, P.Anandhan (2008). A study on Hydrogeochemical processes of groundwater in the Gadilam river basin, Tamilnadu. Proceeding on SSWRM 2008, Department of Civil Engineering, Annamalai University, pp.13-21.
• M.V.Prasanna, S.Chidambaram, K.Vasu, A.Shahul Hameed, C.Unnikrishna Warrier, K.Srinivasamoorthy, A.JohnPeter, P.Anandhan (2008). Study on coastal groundwater in lower sub basin of Gadilam river, Cuddalore District, Tamilnadu, India. Proceeding on WATER 2008, Department of Geology, Periyar University, Salem, pp.89-100.
• S.Chidambaram, AL.Ramanathan, K.Srinivasamoorthy, M.V.Prasanna, A.John Peter, S.Pethaperumal and M.Sathyanarayana (2007) An attempt to characterize the tsunami water in the coastal aquifer system near Pumpuhar-Tamilnadu. Proceeding on National Seminar on HYDROCARE 2007, vol.1, pp.220-227.
• S.Chidambaram, M.V.Prasanna, K.Srinivasamoorthy, A.John Peter and P.Anandhan (2007). Preliminary interpretation of environmental isotopes in River basin studies, Proceeding on one day workshop on Isotope Tracer Technique in Water Resources Development and Management. Department of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University, pp.31-37.
• K.Srinivasamoorthy, S.Chidambaram, P.Anandhan, M.V.Prasanna and A.John Peter (2007). Occurrence and Geochemistry of Radioactive Isotopes in groundwater, estimation of health risks and water treatment methods, Proceeding on one day workshop on Isotope Tracer Technique in Water Resources Development and Management. Department of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University, pp.72-78.
• S.Chidambaram, AL.Ramanathan, P.Anandhan and M.V.Prasanna (2005) A study on salinity in coastal groundwater from puduchattiram to Chidambaram, East coast of India. Proceeding volume of the national seminar on Innovative techniques for sustainable development of water resources, Department of civil engineering, Annamalai University, pp.124-131.

Newsletter

• M.V. Prasanna (2018) Geochemistry of cave waters in Niah Great Cave, NW Borneo. Faculty of Engineering & Science R & D Newsletter. Issue 2/2018.
• M.V.Prasanna and Debbie Yeo Chieh Tsing (2012) Urban Lake Geochemistry in and around Miri City, East Malaysia – A Preliminary Observation. ENVIS Newsletter on Biogeochemistry, Vol.18, No.2, 2012-13, pp. 1-3.
• M.V.Prasanna (2010) Hydrogeochemical and Isotope Techniques in the Study of Multi-Aquifers System. Research and Development Newsletter, School of Engineering & Science, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia.
• S.Chidambaram, AL.Ramanathan, K.Srinivasamoorthy, M.V.Prasanna, P.Anandhan and R.Maninavan (2008) Significance of Organic biomarkers in geochemical studies. ENVIS Newsletter, Vol. 13(3), pp2-5.

Research Funding

On-going

• Ecological studies of Miri River in establishing potential conservation areas along riverine ecosystem for the benefits of Miri communities. Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB), Sarawak – Co-investigator – RM756,047.46 (June 2025-May 2026)
• AL-driven symbolic regression framework for integrated subsurface petrophysical and geomechanical property estimation using well log data. Curtin Malaysia Strategic Research Grant Scheme (CMSR) 2025 – Co-investigator – RM97,040 (September 2025-September 2028).

Completed

• GIS based aquaculture site suitability in Sarawak: Implication for guidelines and recommendation to the farmers and policy makers. Curtin Malaysia Research Institute Collaborative Research Scheme (CMRI-CRS) – Co-investigator – RM50,000 (Dec 2022 – Nov 2024).
•  Mineralogical and geochemical constraints on the Tawau gold deposit, Sabah, Malaysia. Curtin Malaysia Research Institute Collaborative Research Scheme (CMRI-CRS) – Co-investigator – RM50,000 (Dec 2022 – Nov 2024).
• Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) in Miri beaches: Delineating the SGD plume and contaminant flux flowing into the South China Sea. Curtin Malaysia Collaborative Research Scheme (CMCR) – Principal Investigator – RM20,000. (Nov 2022-Oct 2025).
• Is the Baram river a source of sediments found in the Miri-Sibuti Coral Reefs National Part? – A preliminary geochemical fingerprinting approach. Curtin Malaysia Collaborative Research Scheme (CMCR) – Co Investigator – RM 20, 000 (2021-2023).
• Suspended solids and nutrients from the Baram, Miri and Sibuti Rivers: Their chemistry and distribution in the MSCRNP. Curtin Malaysia Research Institute (CMRI) Top Down Grant Full M.Phil. scholarship and operating funds – Co-Investigator
• Occurrence and Distribution of Microplastics in sediments of Miri Coastal Environment. Curtin Malaysia Higher Degree Research Grant – Principal Investigator
• Sedimentology and stratigraphy of the Tukau Formation. Curtin Malaysia Higher Degree Research Grant – Principal Investigator
• Determination of vulnerability zones based on spatial and temporal variations of metals in different size fractions – Miri Estuary (Sarawak). Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) – Principal Investigator – RM 90,200 (Nov 2020 – April 2023)
• Determination of microplastics (MPs) in Highland commercial salts from Bario and Ba’kelalan, Sarawak. SRDC Product Commercialisation Grant. Principal Investigator – RM 20,000 (September 2022 – April 2023).
• Hybrid Modification of ultra-tight porous media to improve CO₂ adsorption capacity and selectivity. Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) – Co Investigator – RM 88,400
• Review the technical requirements and conditions of surface drainage channel on slope along highway. Industrial Grant by Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR), Sarawak, Malaysia. Project member, RM12,000 (2021 & 2021).
• Highlands Salt Project. Community Project. Curtin Malaysia Research Institute (CMRI) Top Down Grant Full M.Phil. scholarship and operating funds – Principal Investigator
• A study on the status of salt water intrusion along the Miri coast, East Malaysia using Geoelectrical, Remote sensing and GIS techniques. Curtin Sarawak Collaborative Research Grant Scheme (CSCR) – Chief Investigator – RM 50,000
• Assessment of heavy metal pollution in water, sediments, plants and fishes of Miri River, Sarawak, Malaysia – a regular monitoring approach. Curtin Sarawak Research Institute (CSRI) – Research Group member – RM 300,000
• Sustainable Management of Surface Water Resources (Lakes and Rivers) in and around Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia. Curtin Sarawak Research Fund (CSRF) – Chief-Investigator – RM 10,000.
• Spatial and Temporal variations in Drip water chemistry of Great Niah Cave, NW Borneo, Malaysia. Curtin Sarawak Research Clusters Fund (CSRCF) – Chief-Investigator – RM 12,500
• Geochemistry of Niah Speleothems, Sarawak, Malaysia: Implications for Paleo-Climate of NW Borneo – Curtin Sarawak Research Fund (CSRF) – Co-Investigator – RM 10,000

HDR supervision

PhD

• Ms. Ninu Krishnan Modon Valappil (2016-2019), Rainfall Analysis and Hydrochemical Characterisation of the Limbang River Basin, Northern Borneo. (Supervisor 70%), Curtin University Malaysia (Status: awarded, highly recommended by the examiners, Chancellor’s Award)
• Ms. Cho Zin Myint (2015-2017), Smart Wireless Network for Environmental Monitoring in IoT Environment (Co-supervisor: 20%), Curtin University Malaysia (Status: awarded)
• Mr. Rakesh Roshan Gantayat (2016-2021), Geochemical Characteristics of Water, Sediments and Suspended Solids in Sibuti River Estuary and its Potential Effect on the Miri-Sibuti Coral Reefs (Supervisor: 60%), Curtin University Malaysia (Status: awarded)
• Mr. Anshuman Mishra (2020-2023), Occurrence and Distribution of Microplastics in the surface water of Miri Coastal Environment (Supervisor: 60%), Curtin University Malaysia (Status: awarded, with high recommendation). (2 publication)
• Ms. Fong Yi Ning (2020-2023), Sedimentology and stratigraphy of the Tukau Formation (Supervisor: 30%), Curtin University Malaysia (Status: ongoing).
• Ms. Vivian Dayong (2021-2024), Geochemical and petrographical characteristics of the Setap Shale Formation: Implications of provenance, tectonic settings, paleoweathering and paleoredox conditions. (Co-supervisor: 20%), Curtin University Malaysia (ongoing).
• Ms. Patricia (2022-2025), Assessment of Submarine groundwater Discharge (SGD) for contaminant influx (nutrients and metals) in the Miri coastal ecosystem, NW Borneo. (Supervisor: 80%), Curtin University, Malaysia (Started).

M.Phil

• Sally Jane Tuang Ling (2025-2027), Characterization of Rare Earth Elements (REE) hosting rock units in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. (Co-Supervisor: 20%), Curtin University, Malaysia. (ongoing)
• Mr. Sun Veer Moollye (2015-2016), A Comparative Study on the Seawater Quality of the Coral Environment in Miri (Sarawak) and Sipadan (Sabah) (Co-Supervisor: 70%), Curtin University Malaysia (Status: awarded)
• Mr. Navakanesh M Batmanathan (2016-2017), A Study on the earthquake generating faults in Ranau region, Sabah using Satellite images and Field investigation (Co-Supervisor: 60%)(Status: awarded)
• Mr. Stephen Ongetta (2018-2020), Identification of saline groundwater sources and the hydrogeochemistry in Highland of Ba’kelalan region using Geophysical and Chemical methods (Supervisor: 70%), Curtin University Malaysia (Status: awarded, highly recommended by the examiners, Chancellor’s Award)
• Ms. Fiona Bassy William (2021-2022), Distribution and sources of selected ecotoxic metals in particulate, colloid, dissolved fractions and sediments in Miri Estuary (Sarawak) (Supervisor: 60%), Curtin University Malaysia (Status: submitted thesis)

Publication in Learning & Teaching

• H. Loo, M.V. Prasanna, K. L. S. Fwu, F. Anthony and F. Motalebi, “Development of Mobile Apps for Miri Geology: Enhancing Student Learning,” 2023 International Conference on Digital Applications, Transformation & Economy (ICDATE), Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICDATE58146.2023.10248764.
• Lenin Gopal, Prasanna Mohan Viswanathan, Veeramani Shanmugam and Zeya Oo. Wi-Fi Enabled Robots for Engineering Education. Enhancing Learning: Teaching & Learning Conference 2011, Curtin University, Sarawak Malaysia, An International Conference on Teaching and Learning in higher education, 25-26 November 2011.

Teaching grants

• Secured Curtin Malaysia Community Engagement (CMCE) project for the title “Transforming geological knowledge and awareness to the Miri community through field excursion and hands-on experience” – Curtin University Malaysia – Chief Investigator (2024). Total fund – 1000.
• Secured Curtin Malaysia Teaching Support (CMTS) project for the title “Groundwater Simulator to enhance the learning experience for Hydrogeology students” – Curtin University Malaysia – Chief Investigator (2023-2024). Total fund – RM1000.
• Secured Curtin Sarawak Teaching Innovation Project (CSTIP) for the title “3D Structural Analogue Models for Geology Students” – Curtin University Malaysia – Chief Investigator (2017-2019). Total fund – RM2000.
• Secured Curtin Malaysia Teaching Innovation Project (CMTIP) Scheme for the title “A move towards interdisciplinary industry-driven project-based learning” – Curtin University Malaysia – Project member (2018) – Total fund – RM2000.
• Secured Curtin Malaysia Teaching Innovation Project (CMTIP) Scheme for the title “Development of Mobile Apps to Learn Geology in and around Miri Region for Engineering and Geology Students” – Curtin University Malaysia – Project member (2020) – Total fund – RM2000.
• Secured Curtin Malaysia Teaching Innovation Project (CMTIP) Scheme for the title “Pre-trip virtual field excursion for 1^st year Geology students to enhance their field knowledge using digital platform” – Curtin University Malaysia – Project member (2021) – Total fund – RM2000.

Administrative roles

• Committee member of Faculty Research & Development, Curtin University Malaysia from 2009-2015.
• Head of Research Cluster (Energy and Environment), Faculty of Engineering & Science, Curtin University Malaysia from 2016 to 2018.
• Honours Degree Coordinator for Applied Geology Department, Curtin University Malaysia from 2017 to till date.
• Head of Applied Geology Department, Curtin University Malaysia from September September 2018 to June 2021.
• Head of Applied Sciences (Applied Geology and Aquaculture), Curtin University Malaysia from July 2021 to till date.

Editor for conference proceedings

• Conference Proceedings on “Innovative Green Technology for Sustainable Development”, 3^rd CUTSE International Conference, CUTSE 2011, Curtin University, Sarawak Malaysia, 8-9^th November 2011, Edited by Dr Ujjal Kumar Ghosh, Dr Ramasamy Nagarajan, Dr M. V. Prasanna and Dr Amar Sahed. ISBN: 978-983-44482-2-6.
• Conference Proceedings on Engineering Goes Green, CUTSE International Conference, CUTSE 2012, Curtin University Malaysia. In: Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 22(2) (2014). Edited by M.V. Prasanna, Hannah Ngu Ling Ngee, Zeya Oo, Rajamohan.
• Conference Proceedings on “Science, Engineering and Technology for a Sustainable Environment”, 10^th CUTSE International Conference, CUTSE 2015, Curtin University Sarawak, Malaysia, 6 & 7^th November 2015. In: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 121 (2016) 011001. Edited by Dr Vincent Lee Chieng Chen, Dr Lau Hieng Ho and Dr M.V. Prasanna. doi: 10. 1088/1757-899X/121/1/011001.
• Conference Proceedings on “Digital Transformation and Innovations in the Digital Era”, 11^th CUTSE International Conference, CUTSE 2018, Curtin University Malaysia, 26-28^th November 2018. In: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. Edited by Dr M.V. Prasanna, Dr Ling Hup Chong, Dr. R. Nagarajan and Dr Lau Hieng Ho.

Editor for books

• Meso and Microplastic risk assessment in Marine Environment. Editing by Selvam Sekar, Venkatramanan Senapathi, Chidambaram Sabarathinam, Prasanna Mohan Viswanathan. Elsevier Publication 2024. (Scopus Indexed)
• Groundwater contamination in coastal aquifers. Editing by Venkatramanan Senapathi, Selvam Sekar, Prasanna Mohan Viswanathan, Chidambaram Sabarathinam. Elsevier Publication 2022. (Scopus Indexed)
• Environmental Resilience and Transformation in Times of COVID-19: Climate Change Effects on Environmental Functionality. Editing by AL. Ramanathan, S. Chidambaram, M.P. Jonathan, V. Prasanna, Pankaj Kumar, Franciso Munoz-Arriola. Elsevier Publication 2021. (Scopus Indexed)
• GIS and Geostatistical Techniques for Groundwater Science. Edited by Venkatramanan Senapathi, Prasanna Mohan Viswanathan, Sang Yong Chung. Elsevier Publication 2019. ISBN: 978-0-12-815413-7 (Scopus Indexed)

 Guest/managing editor for special issue in journals

• Recent environmental geochemical trends in water and sediments – A frame work on OSPRC. Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer Publisher, 2021). Topic Editors: Venkatramanan, S. Selvam, V. Prasanna. (ISI & Scopus Indexed)
• Trends and techniques in addressing anthropogenic pollution in groundwater – health perspective. Ecotoxicology and Environmental safety (Elsevier Publisher, 2021). Topic Editors: V. Prasanna, S. Chidambaram, S. Venkatramanan and S. Selvam (ISI & Scopus Indexed).
• Environmental Isotopes for Water Resource Management. Frontiers in Water. Topic Editors: Venkatramanan, S. Selvam, V. Prasanna and S. Chidambaram.

Professional services

• Session Chair for International Association of Gondwana Research 2024 (IAGR 2024) Annual Convention and 21^st International Conference on Gondwana to Asia. 18-22 November 2024, The Waterfront Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
• Session Chair for International Conference on Higher Education Learning and Teaching (ICHELT 2024). Curtin University Malaysia. 3 & 4 October 2024.
• Chairperson of the academic audit panel for Ph.D Business Program, Curtin University Malaysia, 16-17 November 2022.
• Reviewer: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Environmental Earth Sciences, Carbonates and Evaporates, Applied Geochemistry, Journal of Hydrology, Frontier of Earth Science, Contaminant Hydrology, Geoscience Frontiers, Arabian Journal of Geoscience, Applied Water Science, Health and Exposure, Environmental Processes, Journal of Earth System Sciences, Environment, Sustainable and Development, Acta Geochemica, Science of the Total Environment, Chemosphere, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Journal of Environmental Sciences, International Journal of Sediment Research, Regional Studies in Marine Science, Scientific Reports, Sustainable Water Resources Management, Groundwater Sustainable Development, Environmental Quality, Environmental Forensics, CATENA, Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology, PLOS ONE, Kuwait Journal of Science, Urban Climate, Geoscience Frontiers, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Environmental Pollution.
• External examiner: M.Phil and Ph.D., thesis evaluation (Madras University, Bharathidasan University, Annamalai University, Periyar University, Presidency College, Gandhigram University, Aligarh Muslim University and Karunya University, India), Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei, University of Zululand, South Africa, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
  Total number of thesis evaluated (PhD – 17; M.Phil – 4)
• External Evaluator for the research proposals in Yayasan Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia.
• Session Chair and Judge for International Conference on Digital Applications, Transformation, and Economy (ICDATE) 2023. Curtin University Malaysia, 14-16 July 2023.
• Chairperson of the academic audit panel for Ph.D Business Program, Curtin University Malaysia, 16-17 November 2022.
• Member of Board of Studies for the Department of Disaster Management, Alagappa University, India, 2022
• Member of Board of Studies for the Department of Geology, Alagappa University, India, 2022.
• Internal Auditor for Academic Audit to Master of International Business Program, Curtin University Malaysia, 7-9 June, 2022.
• Local Co-Chair (Malaysia) for IWGRS2021 International Conference.
• Committee Member for the 11th CUTSE International Conference (CUTSE 2018) on Digital Transformation and Innovations in the Digital Era, Curtin University Malaysia, 26th to 28th November 2018.
• Committee Member for the 2nd One Curtin International Postgraduate Conference, Curtin University Malaysia, 26th to 28th November 2018.
• Committee Member for the 1st One Curtin International Postgraduate Conference, Curtin University Malaysia, 10th to 12th December 2017.
• Committee Member for the 10th CUTSE International Conference (CUTSE 2015), Curtin University Malaysia, 6th & 7th November 2015.
• Committee Member for the CUTSE International Conference (CUTSE 2012), Engineering Goes Green. Curtin University Malaysia.
• Chair & Judge for Final year students’ presentation in 6th Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Science and Engineering International Conference, CUTSE 2014.
• Committee Member for the 3rd Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Science and Engineering International Conference, CUTSE 2011, Malaysia, 8th – 9th November 2011.
• Chair & Judge for Final year students’ presentation in 2nd Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Science and Engineering International Conference, CUTSE 2010.
• Chairman for the 1st Geology Day 2009 in Curtin University of Technology, Sarawak, Miri, Malaysia, 5th September 2009.
• Committee Member for the 1st Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Science and Engineering International Conference, CUTSE 2008, Malaysia, 24th – 27th November 2008.
• Chair & Judge for a session of Petroleum Geology in 1st Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Science and Engineering International Conference, CUTSE 2008, Malaysia, 24th – 27th November 2008.

Professional associations

• Fellow in Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• The International Association of Hydrological Sciences, UK – Life member
• Editorial Board Member in Geosciences Journal
• Member in Geological Society of Malaysia
• Board of Geologist, Malaysia (Registration No. FG 415).

PhD, BSc Program Coordinator of Applied Geology Associate Professor, Applied Sciences Department Location: Skylark 3, Room 337 Tel: +60 85 630100 Ext:2518 Email: dominique@curtin.edu.my

Research profile

ResearchGateID: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dominique_Dodge-Wan

Academic history

PhD Hydrogeology, Department of Geology, Brussels University (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
BSc Geology and Mineralogy, Brussels University (Université Libre de Bruxelles)

Research interests

• Sedimentary geology
• Limestone rocks (deposition, facies, micropalaeontology)
• Karst and cave systems (mapping, morphology and genesis, geomicrobiology)
• Soil erosion, coastal erosion, bioerosion, GIS mapping
• Hydrogeology (groundwater resources, abstraction and protection)

Publications

a. Journal and book chapter

2024

• Fong YN, Dodge-Wan D, Prasanna MV (2024) Observations on palynology of the Tukau Formation in northwest Sarawak, Malaysia. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia, 78, 75-90, https://doi.org/10.7186/bgsm78202407
• Prasanna MV, Dodge-Wan D (2024) Baseline survey of environmental parameters, radiation and drip water hydrochemistry in Niah Caves (Sarawak, Malaysia), Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196:954, published online 19 Sept 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-13133-9
• Sheng Qin Seow, Prasanna MV, Dodge-Wan D (2024) Distribution of natural radioactivity in different geological formations and their environmental risk assessment in Malaysia, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, published on line 20 June 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-33906-6

2023

• Dodge-Wan D (2023) The outstanding geology of the Niah caves and karst area, Sarawak Museum Journal, LXXXXVI (107), 87-106, Dec 2023
• Dodge-Wan D, Prasanna MV, Sheng Qin Seow (2023) Micro-mapping of terrestrial gamma radiation dose rate in typical urban homes in Miri City (Sarawak, Malaysia), Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, published on line 8 March 2023 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-08838-z

2021

• Dodge-Wan D, Prasanna MV (2021) Terrestrial gamma radiation dose rate mapping and influence of building materials: Case study at Curtin University campus (Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia), Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, published on line 11 March 2021 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07641-y

2020

• Vijith H., Dodge-Wan D. (2020) Statistical trend characteristics of rainfall in the Baram River Basin (Malaysian Borneo), Papers in Applied Geography, https://doi.org/10.1080/23754931.2020.1847728
• Vijith H., Dodge-Wan D. (2020) Spatial and temporal characteristics of soil erosion and identification of source contributors of sediments in the tropical rainforest region of Borneo, Hydrological Sciences Journal, https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2020.1836372
• Dodge-Wan and R. Nagarajan (2020) Boring of Intertidal Sandstones by Isopod Sphaeroma triste in NW Borneo (Sarawak, Malaysia). Journal of Coastal Research: Volume 36, Issue 2: pp. 238 – 248. https://doi.org/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-19-00066.1
• Vijith H, Dodge-Wan D (2020) Spatial and temporal characteristics of rainfall over a forested river basin in NW Borneo. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics https:doi.org/10.1007/s00703-019-00714-4

 2019

• Vijith H, Dodge-Wan D (2019) Modelling terrain erosion susceptibility of logged and regenerated forested region in northern Borneo through the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and GIS techniques. Geoenvironmental Disasters (2019) 6:8 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40677-019-0124-x
• Vijith H, Dodge-Wan D (2019) Spatial and statistical trend characteristics of rainfall Erosivity (R) in upper catchment of Baram River, Borneo. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2019) 191:494 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7604-z
• Dodge-Wan D, Nagarajan R (2019) – Typology and Mechanisms of Coastal Erosion in Siliciclastic Rocks of the Northwest Borneo Coastline (Sarawak, Malaysia): A Field Approach, Chapter 3, 65-98, In Coastal Zone Management: Global Perspectives, Regional Processes, Local Issues, Ramkumar Mu., Arthur James, Menier D, Kumaraswamy K (Eds), Elsevier, Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814350-6.00003-3

2018

• Vijith H, Dodge-Wan D (2018) Morphology and channel chararcteristics of an equatorial tropical river in Malaysian Borneo: a deltailed evaluation through spatially explicit geomorphic modelling, Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-017-0407-8
• Vijith H, Dodge-Wan D (2018) – Spatio-temporal changes in rate of soil loss and erosion vulnerability of selected region in the tropical forests of Borneo during last three decades, Earth Science Informatics, 11 (2), 171-181, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-017-0321-7
• Dodge-Wan D (2018) – The Traders’ Cave of Niah (NW Borneo): morphology and features as indicators of speleogenesis and karstification, Carbonates and Evaporites, 2017, DOI:10.1007/s13146-017-0357-2
• Vijith H, Seling LW, Dodge-Wan D (2018) – Effect of cover management factor in quantification of soil loss: case study of Sungai Akah subwatershed, Baram River basin Sarawak, Malaysia, Geocarto International 2018, 33(5), 505-521 DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2016.1273398
• Vijith H, Hurmain A, Dodge-Wan D (2018) – Impacts of land use changes and land cover alteration on soil erosion rates and vulnerability of tropical mountain ranges in Borneo, Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment 12, 57-69, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2018.09.003

2017

• Dodge-Wan D, Prasanna MV, Nagarajan R, Anandkumar A (2017) – Epiphreatic caves in Niah karst tower (NW Borneo): occurrence, morphology, and hydrogeochemistry, Acta Carsologica, 2017, 46/2-3, 149-163, http://dx.doi.org/10.3986/ac.v46i2-3.4935
• Vijith H, Seling LW, Dodge-Wan D (2017) – Estimation of soil loss and identification of erosion risk zones in a forested region in Sarawak, Malaysia, Northern Borneo, Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2017, DOI: 10.1007/s10668-017-9946-4

2016

• D Dodge-Wan and Nagarajan R. (2016) – Runnel development on granitic boulders on the foothills of Mount Kinabalu (Pinosuk Gravel Formation, Sabah, N Borneo), Journal of Mountain Science, 2016, 13 (1), 46-58, DOI 10.1007/s11629-014-3169-z

2015

• H Vijith, LW Seling and D Dodge-Wan (2015) – Comparison and Suitability of SRTM and ADTER Digital Elevation Data for Terrain Analysis and Geomorphometric Parameters: Case Study of Sungai Patah Subwatershed (Baram River, Sarawak, Malaysia), Environmental Research, Engineering and Management, 2015, 71(3), 23-35, DOI 10.5755/j01.erem.71.3.12566
• D Dodge-Wan (2015) – Elongated tufaceous stalagmites in the entrance of Batu Cave (Selangor, Malaysia). Carbonates and Evaporites, 30 (4), 401-416. DOI: 10.1007/s13146-014-0230-5
• Nagarajan, R.; Armstrong-Altrin,J.S.; Kessler, F.L.; Hidalgo-Moral, E.L.; Dodge-Wan, D.; Taib, N.I. (2015) – Provenance and tectonic setting of Miocene siliciclastic sediments, Sibuti formation, northwestern Borneo, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2015, 8 (10), 8549-8565, DOI 10.1007/s12517-015-1833-4

b. Conference publications and presentations

• D Dodge-Wan: The limited “life span” of crayback stalagmites – Presentation at International Association for Gondwana Research 2024 Conference, Kuching, 18^th – 22^nd November 2024
• D Dodge-Wan: What is tropical karst? – Invited speaker at International Show Cave Association Conference 2024, Mulu, 29^th Sept – 3^rd October 2024
• M Kázmér, D Dodge-Wan, K Gaidzik: Karst evolution in Borneo – Presentation for Classic Karst Conference, Postojna, Slovenia, 17^th – 21^st June 2024.
• D Dodge-Wan: The Outstanding Geology of Niah Caves and Karst – Invited speaker at International Conference on Niah National Park for World Heritage Site Nomination, Miri 5-8^th September 2023
• D Dodge-Wan and M Boland: Beach litter in the Lutong – Piasau area of Miri (NW Sarawak): preliminary diversity study and characterization, 10^th CUTSE International Conference, 6-7 November 2015
• D Dodge-Wan, The Painted Cave of Niah (Sarawak): Geoheritage repository and geosciences education resource, The 3^rd CUTSE International Conference, 8-9 November 2011.
• D Dodge, Heterogeneity of Permeability in Karst Aquifers and their Vulnerability to Pollution, 1985, Annals of the International Symposium on Applied Karstology, Vol 108, Geological Society of Belgium, p 43-47
• D Dodge, Water Tracing Experiments and the Consequences of Groundwater Pollution in the Causse Comtal, 1982, 3^rd International Symposium of hydrogeology in Limestone Terrains, Scientific Annals of Besancon University, Vol 1, p 89-96 (in French)
• JC Coppenolle, D Dodge, Protection of Karst Aquifers in Belgium, 1982, 3^rd International Symposium of Hydrogeology in Limestone Terrains, Scientific Annals of Besancon University, Vol 1, p 39-46 (in French)
• D Delvaux, D Dodge,The Stephane Karst Network, Gopital Massif (Switzerland), 1982, Publication of  the 7^th National Speleological Congress, Schwyz, Supplement No 11 to Stalactite, p 295-301 (in French)
• D Dodge, Observations on the Geology, Hydrogeology and Karstification of the Causse Comtal, 1981, Annals of the 6^th and 7^th Congress on the Grands Causses, p 59-77 (in French)
• D Dodge, Carbonate Microfacies and karstification in the Causse Comtal (Aveyron, France), 1979, Publication of the International Symposium on Karst Erosion, ISU, p 191-197 (in French)

Research funding

• Position: Project Leader
  Project title: Mapping of Soil Erosion Risk in the Catchment Area of the Baram Hydro Project using Landsat and GIS
  Period: 3 years (2014-2017)
  Funding source: Sarawak Energy Sdn Bhd
• Position: Co-project Leader
  Project title: Geochemistry and distribution of trace metals in sediments in rivers proposed for dam sites (Baram, Baleh, Pelagus)
  Period: 3 years (2014-2017)
  Funding source: Sarawak Energy Sdn Bhd
• Position: Recipient (during PhD)
  Project title: Hydrogeological Map of Causse Comtal (France)
  Period: 1983
  Funding source: Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS, Belgium)

HDRs Supervision

• HDR Student Name : Vivian Dayong
  Status: Graduated MPhil
• HDR Student Name : Yi Ning Fong
  Status: On-going PhD

Professional experience

• Applied Geology Department Programme Coordinator (July 2019 – present)
• Associate Professor (Jan 2015 – Present), Senior Lecturer (July 2010 – Dec 2014) Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University, Sarawak, Malaysia
• Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning for School of Engineering and Science (March – October 2013), Curtin University, Sarawak, Malaysia
• Senior Lecturer (February 2008-July 2008) Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University, Sarawak, Malaysia
• Teaching Assistant (1976-84) Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Brussels University, Belgium

Professional activities

• Reviewer, Journal of Coastal Research, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Geological Society of Malaysia, One Curtin Postgraduate Conference
• 1987-1990 Senior Hydrogeologist and Acting Project Manager (part) for Sarawak Research Project for Malaysian Rural Water Supply Schemes (Antah Biwater/Jabatan Kerja Raya)
• 1986-1993 Senior Hydrogeologist for Montgomery Watson Consulting Engineers High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire UK (UK, Cameroon, Malaysia) and Hydrogeologist then Senior hydrogeologist for Watson Hawksley Consulting Engineers, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire UK
• 1985-1986 Hydrogeologist for Dames and Moore Consulting Engineers (Oman)

Professional associations

• Geological Society of Malaysia
• International Association of Hydrogeologists
• Board of Geologists (Malaysia)

PhD, MPhil, FHEA, FG (BOG) Senior Lecturer, Applied Sciences Department Location: Skylark 3, Room 351 Tel: +60 85 630100 Ext:2486 Email: vijay.anand@curtin.edu.my

Research profiles

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2202-4113
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5XAPX-EAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Gate ID: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vijay-Sundarrajan/research

Awards

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• Best Mentor award from the Student Learning Awards Year 2023 at Curtin University, Malaysia.
• Best Supporter for Curtin Malaysia Student Learning Awards 2023
• Won Curtin Malaysia Teaching Support Award Letter 2023.
• Mineralogical and Geochemical constraints on the Tawau Gold deposit, Sabah, Malaysia (CMRI-CRS Grant) has been successful at Curtin University, Malaysia.
• STUDENTS CHOICE AWARDS FOR BEST TEACHING AT CURTIN UNIVERSITY, YEAR-2022.
• “A preliminary study of the rare-metal bearing granites in India. Implications from geochemical and fluid inclusion studies” submitted to the Early Career Researchers (ECR) Startup Fund 2021 has been successful and the report submitted to Curtin University, Malaysia.
• “Scientific fellowships are received from Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Chinese Postdoctoral Research Office during my research carrier.
  (i) China Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2013-2015)
  (ii) DST-JRF PURSE Research Fellowship (2012-2013)
  (iii) DST-SERC-JRF Research Fellowship (2008-2011)
  (iv) Pondicherry University Meritorious Fellowship (2006-2008)

Research interests

• Mineralogy and Geochemistry
• Petrology
• Global Gold deposits
• Geofluids
• Research on ore minerals
• Spectroscopic study of mineral deposits

Recent publications

• Vijay Anand. S and Nisha Devi. R (2025): Evidence of fluid boiling for the Li-Rb-F-W rich vein rocks of Degana, Rajasthan, NW India. Earth Science Research Journal, 29(2), 113-119. (https://doi.org/10.15446/esrj.v28n1.110499).
• Vijay Anand. S., Marjon, C.N., and Musta, B. (2025). Micron to Nano Au Particles Incorporation in Different Stages of Pyrite, in Bau, Sarawak, Malaysia. Indonesian Journal on Geoscience, 12(1), 89–103.
• S. Vijay Anand, R. Nagarajan and S. Balakrishnan (2024): Fluid inclusion and EPR spectroscopic study of Ta-Nb mineralization in Kadavur, Tamil Nadu, India. Current Science Journal. 127 (1), 1-8.
• Perumalsamy, C., Vijay Anand, S., Nagarajan, R., & Mukherjee, B. (2024). Petrogenesis of S-type Ladakh granite and mafic microgranular enclaves in the southern margin of Ladakh batholith: Evidence of crust-mantle interaction during the collision between Indian and Eurasian plates. Island Arc, 33(1), e12520. https://doi.org/10. 1111/iar.12520.
• R. Nagarajan, M. Santosh, S Vijay Anand, Lai Fui Bridgid Chi (2024): International Association for Gondwana Research (IAGR) 2024 convention and 21st International Conference on Gondwana to Asia, Sarawak Malaysia, Gondwana Research, Volume 126, Page 321, ISSN 1342-937X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2023.10.008.
• Carolyn Nicole Marjon and Vijay Anand Sundarrajan (2022): Geological, mineralogical and invisible gold distribution in Mesozoic Bau Limestone, Kuching, east Malaysia. UNESCO Project IGCP-700 International Conference series. 22nd – 25th August 2022, Page no. 10, PHETCHABUN, THAILAND.
• Sivasubramaniam. R, Vijay Anand. S, Pandian. M.S, Balakrishnan. S (2019): Geological, Geochemical and Rb-Sr isotopic studies on tungsten mineralized Sewariya-Govindgarh Granites of Delhi Fold Belt, Rajasthan, NW India. Journal of Earth System Science. 128 (19), 1-18. doi.org/10.1007/s12040-018-1034-0.
• Vijay Anand Sundarrajan, Pandian. M.S., Balakrishnan. S and Sivasubramaniam. R (2018): Fluid inclusion, geochemical, Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd isotope studies on tungsten mineralized Degana and Balda granites of the Aravalli craton, NW India. Journal of Earth System Science. 127 (52), 1-20. DOi-doi.org/10.1007/s12040-018-0953-0.
• Vijay Anand Sundarrajan, Li, Z.; Hu, Y.; Fu, X and Zhu, Y (2017). Invisible gold distribution on pyrite and ore-forming fluid process of the Huangshan Orogenic-type gold deposit of Zhejiang, SE China: implications from mineralogy, trace elements, impurity and fluid inclusion studies. International Journal of Earth Sciences. 106: 1057-1073.
• Vijay Anand. S, Zilong Li, M.S. Pandian and Xuheng Fu (2015). Composition, P-T constraints and impurities on magmatic and hydrothermal quartz from Guangshan granite (China) and Degana granite (India): Implications from fluid inclusion and EPR spectroscopy. Current perspectives and emerging issues in Gondwana evolution (abstract). Conference series. February 19-20, Pp18-19.
• Vijay Anand. S, Zilong Li., Hu Yizhou, Fu Xuheng, Zhu Yuhuo (2014): Mineralized mechanism of the Huangshan gold deposit hosted by giant shear zone in Zhejiang Province, China: Implication from EPR and EPMA analyses. Gondwana Research (abstract), 20-21 September 2014, Conference series 20. Pp 1-2.
• Krylova, T. L., Pandian, M. S., Bortnikov, N. S., Vijay Anand. S, Gorelikova, N. V., Gonevchuk, V. G., and Korostelevc, P.G (2012): Degana (Rajasthan, India) and Tigrinoe (Primorye, Russia) Tungsten and Tin–Tungsten Deposits: Composition of Mineral Forming Fluids and Conditions of wolframite deposition, Geology of Ore Deposits. 54 (4), 276–294.
• Vijay Anand. S, Pandian, M.S, Ravikumar, R.V.S.S.N., and Sambasiva Rao, P (2012): EPR characteristics of quartz from tungsten deposits at Degana and Balda, Rajasthan, India, Radiation. Effects and Defects in Solids. 167,163–169.
• Vijay Anand. S., Pandian, M.S., Mithira, S., Ravikumar, R.V.S.S.N. and Sambasiva Rao, P. (2009): EPR and optical absorption characteristics of sodic plagioclase from granite pegmatite in Kadavur area, India. Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids. 164, 726-736.

Research funding

• Metallogenesis and economic potential of critical metals and REE deposits in the accretionary zone, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. (Principal Investigator) (Total Grant Value: RM120,000) Funder: Curtin Malaysia Research Institute (CMSR).
• Mineralogical and Geochemical constraints on the Tawau Gold deposit, Sabah, Malaysia (Principal Investigator) (Total Grant Value: RM49,100). Funder: Curtin Malaysia Research Institute (CMRI).
• “A preliminary study of the rare-metal bearing granites in India. Implications from geochemical and fluid inclusion studies” (2021-22) (Principal Investigator) (Total Grant Value: RM2500). Funder: Early Career Researchers (ECR).

Professional associations

• Fellow High Education Academy (FHEA)
• Foreign Geologist, Board of Geologist Malaysia (FG440)

PhD, MSc, BS-ERS (Hons) Lecturer, Applied Sciences Department Location: Skylark 3, Room 325 Tel: +60 85 630100 Ext:2437 Email: bilawalshah@curtin.edu.my

Research profiles

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fQOoWKsAAAAJ&hl=en
SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57195722145
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9100-3802
ResearchGate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Syed-Bilawal-Ali-Shah

Background

Academic history

PhD (Petroleum Geology), University of Malaya, Malaysia
MSc (Petroleum Geology), University of Malaya, Malaysia.
Bachelor of Sciences in Earth Sciences (Hons), COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Subjects taught

• Petroleum Geology
• Basin Analysis
• Advanced Basin Analysis
• Exploration Geophysics
• Petrophysics

Research interests

• Petroleum Geology
• Structure and Tectonics
• Seismic Structural Interpretation
• Basin Modelling
• Geochemistry (Source Rock Characterization)

Research funding

• Curtin Malaysia Strategic Research Grant 2025-2028. Title: AI-Driven Symbolic Regression Framework for Integrated Subsurface Petrophysical and Geomechanical Property Estimation Using Well Log Data. Principal Investigator. Grant (004056). Amount RM97,000
• Curtin Malaysia Teaching Support (CMTS) Grant 2026-2027. Amount RM1,250
• Facies Analysis and Organic geochemical characterization of west and East crooker formations in western Sabah Malaysia. Postgraduate Research Grant (PPP). Co-Principal Investigator, RM50,000 (Jan, 2013 till Mar, 2019).

Selected publications

a. Book chapters

• Shah, S. H. A., Rahman, E. Z., Madenoğlu, F. S., & Shah, S. B. A. (2026). AI-Driven Pedagogical Transformation in Entrepreneurship Education: An Integrative Literature Review on Mindset, Creativity, and Self-Efficacy. Decision Making, Learning, and Collaboration in AI-Driven Entrepreneurship, 89-108. https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/ai-driven-pedagogical-transformation-in-entrepreneurship-education/408822
• Bibi, M., Ajaz, M. A., Akaak, A. S., Noureen, S., & Shah, S. B. A. (2024). How the Family Business Hotels of Europe Are Rebuilt After COVID-19: Leveraging CSR Practices for Post-Pandemic Resilience. In E. Shaikh (Ed.), Strategies and Approaches of Corporate Social Responsibility Toward Multinational Enterprises (pp. 96-115). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-0363-4.ch006
• Eman, N. E., Saeed, M., Shah, S. B. A, & Khalid, S. (2024). Examining Strategic Periplectic and Stakeholder Interaction in Europe’s Hospitality Industry: Green CSR in Action. In E. Shaikh (Ed.), Strategies and Approaches of Corporate Social Responsibility Toward Multinational Enterprises (pp. 202-220). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-0363-4.ch012
• Afzal, M.I., Al.Azhari, S., Kishwer, R. and Shah, S.B.A. (2024), “Sustainable Expansion of the Tourist Industry Due to the Application of Artificial Intelligence: Evidence From the Chinese Hospitality Industry”, Alnoor, A., Bayram, G.E., XinYing, C. and Shah, S.H.A. (Ed.) The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Regenerative Tourism and Green Destinations (New Perspectives in Tourism and Hospitality Management), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 85-99. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-746-420241006
• Rahman, E.Z., Aziz, S., Shah, S.B.A. and Asrifan, A. (2024), “The Effect of the Regenerative Tourism Movement on the Global Industry and the Role of Artificial Intelligence”, Alnoor, A., Bayram, G.E., XinYing, C. and Shah, S.H.A. (Ed.) The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Regenerative Tourism and Green Destinations (New Perspectives in Tourism and Hospitality Management), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 165-183. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-746-420241011

b. Journal publications

2026

• Shah, S.B.A., Nagarajan, R. (2026). Source-Reservoir-Seal (SRS) Play Fairway Mapping of the Central Indus Basin, Pakistan, Using Integrated Structural, Petrophysical, and Geochemical Data.Accepted in Energy Geoscience. Q1 (4.7 IF)
• Shah, S.B.A. (2026). Fracture connectivity-controlled permeability evolution in fractured carbonate reservoirs under cyclic thermal loading. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C. Q1 (4.6 IF). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2026.104628
• Shah, S.B.A. (2026). Thermo-Mechanical Response of Sakesar Limestone under Cyclic Steam Injection: Insights from the Potwar Basin, Pakistan. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C. Q1 (4.6 IF). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2026.104285
• Shah, S.B.A. (2026). Shale gas potential of Sembar Formation, Punjab Platform, Pakistan: Insights for a possible shale gas reservoir of economic quantity. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C. Q1 (4.6 IF). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2026.104299
• Shah, S.B.A., Shah, S.H.A. (2026). Depositional model, cyclicity, and hydrocarbon potential of the Eocene Sakesar carbonate ramp, Salt Range, Pakistan. Carbonates and Evaporites 41, 20. Q1 (2.0 IF). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13146-026-01224-2
• Shah, S.B.A. (2026). Seismic Attribute Analysis for Stratigraphic Trap Identification in the Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan. Journal of the Geological Society of India. Q3 (1.2 IF). 102 (2): 253-261.https://doi.org/10.17491/jgsi/2026/174344
• Shah, S.B.A., Viswanathan, M.V., Sundarrajan, V.A., Bukhari, S.A.A. (2026). An integrated interpretation of palynofacies, petrophysical and geochemical analysis for source and reservoir properties of Eocene carbonate succession in Potwar Basin, Pakistan: Insights for petroleum potential. Q4. (1.0 IF) Accepted in Earth Sciences Research Journal.

2025

• Shah, S.B.A. (2025). Fault Mapping and Neotectonics in Western Pakistan: Insights from the Chaman Fault System and Sulaiman Fold-Thrust Belt. Q1 (4.6 IF). Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2025.104158
• Shah, S.B.A. (2025). Bridging empirical and AI approaches: concise reformulations of petrophysical equations for efficient well log analysis.Q1 (2.0 IF). Carbonates and Evaporites 40, 135. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13146-025-01174-1
• Shah, S.B.A. (2025). Fracture Characterization and In-Situ Stress Analysis in Tight Carbonates of Potwar Basin, Pakistan.Q4. (1.0 IF). Earth Sciences Research Journal, 29(4), 409-416. https://doi.org/10.15446/esrj.v29n4.121299

2024

• *Shah, S. B. A., Ismail, K., & Bakar, W. Z. W. (2024). Integrated Analysis of the Eocene Sakesar Formation: Depositional Environment, Microfacies, Geochemistry, and Reservoir Characteristics in the Potwar Basin, Pakistan. Earth Sciences Research Journal, 28(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.15446/esrj.v28n1.107766

2023

• *Shah, S.B.A., Shah, S.H.A., Jamshed, K. (2023). An integrated palynofacies, geochemical and petrophysical analysis for characterizing mixed organic-rich carbonate and shale rocks in Potwar Basin, Pakistan: Insights for multisource and reservoir rocks evaluation. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Impact Factor. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2022.111236
• *Shah, S.B.A., Shah, S.H.A., Nath, Manabendra. (2023). 1-D Basin modelling, 3-D reservoir mapping and source rock generative potential of Balkassar oilfield, Potwar Basin, Pakistan. Petroleum Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/10916466.2023.2175866
• *Shah, S.B.A. (2023). Evaluation of mixed organic-rich carbonate and shale rocks of Meyal oilfield using an integrated palynofacies, geochemical and petrophysical approaches. Petroleum Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/10916466.2023.2175864
• *Shah, S.B.A. (2023). Integrated Interpretation of Eocene-Palaeocene Rocks in Potwar Basin, Pakistan: Implications for Petroleum Generation. Earth Sciences Research Journal. Earth Sci. Res. J. Vol. 27, No. 2 (June, 2023): 149 – 152. https://doi.org/10.15446/esrj.v27n2.105917
• *Shah, S.B.A. (2023). Investigation of source and reservoir rock petroleum generative potential of early Eocene and Palaeocene sequences of Punjab Platform Basin, Pakistan: a geochemical and petrophysical approach. Russian Geology and Geophysics Journal. https://doi.org/10.2113/RGG20234591
• *Shah, S.B.A. (2023). Seismic facies analysis, 3D horizon mapping, source and reservoir rock characteristics of Palaeocene sequence in Potwar Basin, Pakistan: with emphasis on petroleum potential prospect. Russian Geology and Geophysics Journal. https://doi.org/10.2113/RGG20234590
• *Shah, S.B.A. (2023). Assessing the potential for hydrocarbon generation in early Eocene and Paleocene sequences of the Punjab Platform Basin, Pakistan, through geochemical and petrophysical analysis. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 16, 274. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-023-11365-6
• *Shah, S.B.A. (2023). Investigation of the hydrocarbon generative potential of Eocene, Cretaceous, and Late Triassic age sequences in the Punjab Platform Basin, Pakistan, using geochemical and petrophysical techniques. Carbonates and Evaporites 38, 18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13146-022-00842-w

2022

• *Shah, S.B.A. (2022). Evaluation of organic matter in Sakesar and Patala formations in southern and northern Potwar Basin, Pakistan. Petroleum Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/10916466.2022.2105360
• Nawaz, N., Khan, M.R., Nazir, J., *Shah, S.B.A. (2022). Reasons of well failure in Jherruck block Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan using 2D seismic and well data. Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences Volume 55, No. 2, 2022 pp. 46-56.
• *Shah, S.B.A., Nath, Manabendra. (2022). Hydrocarbon Source Rock Potential Evaluation of the Palaeozoic-Mesozoic of Punjab Platform, Pakistan: A Geochemical Approach. COJ Reviews and Research 4 (3), 1-5

2021

• *Shah, S.B.A., Shah, S.H.A. Hydrocarbon Generative Potential of Cretaceous and Jurassic Deposits in the Ahmedpur East Oilfield Subsurface, Punjab Platform, Pakistan. Journal of the Geological Society of India 97, 923–926 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-021-1792-1
• *Shah, S. B. A., Shah, S. H. A., Ahmed, A., MN Munir. (2021) Balkassar salt-cored anticline structure: an interpretation for potential hydrocarbon prospect. Himalayan Geology 40 (1), 109-116.
• *Shah, S. B. A. (2021). Lockhart formation provides source rocks for Potwar Basin. Oil & Gas Journal 119 (8), 22-28. https://www.ogj.com/drilling-production/article/14208268/lockhart-formation-provides-source-rocks-for-potwar-basin
• *Shah, S. B. A., Shah, S. H. A., Ahmed, A., MN Munir. (2021) Source Rock Potential of Chichali and Samana Suk Formations Deposits in Panjpir Oilfield Subsurface, Punjab Platform, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research Series A: Physical Sciences 64(A1), 59-64. https://v3.pjsir.org/index.php/physical-sciences/article/view/419

2020

• *Shah, S.B.A., Ahmed, A. (2020). Evaluation of Ranikot Sandstone Formation, Punjab Platform Basin Pakistan. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 95(4), 403–406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-020-1449-5
• Hakimi, M. H., Ahmed, A., Mogren, S., Shah, S. B. A., Kinawy, M. M., & Lashin, A. A. (2020). Thermogenic gas generation from organic-rich shales in the southeastern Say’un-Masila Basin, Yemen as demonstrated by geochemistry, organic petrology, and basin modeling. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 192, 107322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107322
• Hakimi, M. H., Al-Matary, A. M., Abdullah, W. H., Ahmed, A., Lashin, A. A., Shah, S. B. A., & Yahya, M. M. (2020). Oil source rock characteristics of the pelagic carbonates in the Shabwah depression, southeastern Sabatayn Basin, Yemen. Carbonates and Evaporites, 35(2), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13146-020-00578-5

c. Conference proceedings

• Syed Bilawal Ali Shah, Cheah Xin Yi, Kimverly Wilson Maja. (2026). Hydrocarbon generative potential of Middle Jurassic, Early Permian and Early Cambrian deposits in subsurface of Bahu oilfield, Punjab Platform, Pakistan. 39th National Geoscience Conference (NGC 2026). “Innovation and Sustainable Geoscience for a Resilient Future”. Abstract Accepted
• Syed Bilawal Ali Shah, Wan Hasiah Abdullah, (2017 ). “Reservoir Rock Evaluation of Balkassar Oilfield Potwar Plateau, Pakistan Using Geophysical Wireline Logs”, International Journal of Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJASEAT) , pp. 104-106, Volume-5,Issue-1, Spl. Iss-2

Trainings and workshops conducted

• Academic Leadership Series, Curtin University, Malaysia
• Effective Classroom Management, Curtin University, Malaysia
• Interactive Seminar and Research Writing, Curtin University, Malaysia
• RI – Research Integrity Program, Curtin University, Malaysia
• Supervising doctoral studies – Curriculum. Curtin University, Malaysia
• Teach for Wellbeing, Curtin University, Malaysia
• How to Develop Academic Research Proposals, Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan
• How to Publish in an Impact Factor Journal, Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan
• How to Select a Research Topic, Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan
• How to Write an Academic Research Article, Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan
• How to Develop Academic Research Proposals, Fatimah Jinnah University Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Professional activities

• Reviewer of Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering.
• Reviewer of Geological Journal
• Reviewer of Carbonates and Evaporites Journal
• Reviewer of Bulletin of Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)
• Reviewer of Petroleum Science and Technology T&F Journals
• Reviewer of Scientific Reports
• Reviewer and member of Academic Exchange Information Centre China
• Reviewer of Kuwait Journal of Sciences
• Reviewer of Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Professional associations

• Member of Geological Society Malaysia since December 2016

MPhil (Geology), BSc Associate Lecturer, Applied Sciences Department Program Coordinator, Geospatial Intelligence Location: Skylark 3, Room 369 Tel: +60 85 630100 Ext:2643 Email: fiona.w@curtin.edu.my

Research profile

ORCID: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0003-0277-3739

Academic history

Master of Philosophy (Geology), Curtin University Malaysia
Bachelor of Science (Applied Geology), Curtin University Malaysia

Research interests

• Geochemistry of water
• Sedimentary geology

Publications

• Fiona Bassy William, M.V. Prasanna, R. Nagarajan (2023). Spatial and temporal distribution of geochemical elements and their processes in different size fractions – Miri River (NW Borneo). Kuwait Journal of Science. doi.org/10.1016/j.kjs.2023.10.004. (indexed in WoS, Q3, IF 1.1)
• Fiona Bassy William, M.V. Prasanna, Anshuman Mishra (2023). Microclimatic variation in Miri Region (NW Borneo): Inference from rainfall and temperature trends, isotopic signature and air mass movement. Journal of Climate Change 9(3): 51-65. Doi: 10.3233/JCC230024 (indexed in WoS, Q4, IF 0.9).

Geological activities

• Miri River Estuary 2021 – 2022
• Jalan Sungai Rait, Miri 2020
• Bakam & Jalan Sg. Rait, Miri 2020
• Bentong & Raub, Pahang 2019
• Kubong Bluff, Labuan 2018
• Miri Hospital Outcrop & Public Park, Miri 2017
• Public Park & ​​Malay Island, Miri 2016

Professional associations

• Humanitarian Affair Week (2016) – Volunteer
• Sarawak Oil & Gas Seminar and Exhibition (2019) – Volunteer
• International Conference on Niah National Park for World Heritage Site Nomination (2022) – Exhibito

Research profiles

Google Scholar: Google scholar link
ResearchID: https://www.researcherid.com/rid/www.researcherid.com/rid/L-2810-2013
SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7006934859
ORCID: https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4548-3064

Background

Ravi has first-hand experience in dealing with all aspects of aquaculture sustainability issues, including production, environmental impacts, post-harvest handling/processing, value addition/quality assurance of seafood (SQF – Safe Quality Food), international marketing, value chain management, and project management. Ravi’s expertise is in production biology of aquaculture species, which is enforced by his research on aquaculture nutrition. He has an extensive network of partnerships with Asian research agencies and commercial companies, which facilitates evaluation and upgrading of the aquadiets and use of biotechnological innovations in aquaculture. Ravi’s continuous partnerships with both domestic and international aquaculture industries and research agencies, complements his involvements in consultation, research and development activities. Ravi has experience in working with multinational companies (San Miguel, Philippines; CP, Thailand; Frigoscandia, Sweden; Neptune Fisheries, USA and Tata Exports Ltd, India) participating in aquaculture and seafood processing businesses. His role in these companies has ranged from technical advisor to business development. Ravi has skills in planning, designing and establishing commercial hatcheries and grow-out systems for Chinese and Indian major carps, milk fish (Chanos. chanos), mullets (Mugil spp.), sea bass (Lates calcarifer) and red tilapia (Tilapia nilotica), black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon), giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), mahi mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), cobia (Rachycentron canadus), groupers (Epinephelus spp.) and polyculture of freshwater prawns and milkfish and inland saline water aquaculture in Australia and India. As a consultant, Ravi has prepared several techno-economic feasibility reports for the integrated shrimp farming projects and polyculture of freshwater prawns.

Academic history

PhD and MBA, Curtin University, Western Australia
MSc and MPhil, University of Delhi, India
Bsc (Hons)

Research interests

• Use of feed add to improve immunocompetence of aquatic species
• Production Biology of various aquatic species
• Inland Saline Water Aquaculture
• Larval Nutrition
• Improving shelf life of seafood products
• Research theme involving the use of biotechnological innovations to improve the productivity of aquaculture through sustainable and environmentally friendly means
• Research into the conversion of inland saline water into an important aquaculture resource
• Evaluation of alternative to fish meal ingredients in aqua-diets
• Culture of macrophytes and their value addition
• Culture of sea cucumbers

Selected publication

a. Book and book chapters

• Jussila, J., R. Fotedar, and L. Edsman. 2017. “Post-Harvest Handling of Freshwater Crayfish: Techniques, Challenges and Opportunities.” In Postharvest Handling Kahramanoğlu, I., 179-195 London: InTech.
• Fotedar, R., and B. Phillips. 2011. “Recent Advances and New Species in Aquaculture.” unknown: Wiley-Blackwell.
• Phillips, B. F., R. K. Fotedar, J. Fewtrell, and S. Longbottom. 2011. “Future Directions.” In Recent Advances and New Species in Aquaculture, 368-385 United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
• Fotedar, R. K., G. Krishna, U. Tantulo, I. Mcgregor, and B. F. Phillips. 2011. “Recent Developments.” In Recent Advances and New Species in Aquaculture, 1-21 United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
• Sang, H. M., and R. Fotedar. 2011. “The Mannan Oligosaccharides in Aquaculture.” In Oligosaccharides: Sources, Properties and Applications, 245-267 unknown: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
• Tran, L. D., T. Van Dinh, T. P. Ngo, and R. K. Fotedar. 2011. “Tilapia.” In Recent Advances and New Species in Aquaculture, 318-333 United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
• Muñoz, J., V. Kumar, and R. Fotedar. 2011. “Seaweed Culture with Special Reference to Latin America.” In Recent Advances and New Species in Aquaculture, 252-276 United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
• Fotedar, R., and H. M. Sang. 2011. “Cobia Culture.” In Recent Advances and New Species in Aquaculture, 179-198 United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
• Van Hai, N., R. K. Fotedar, and N. Van Hao. 2011. “Penaeid Prawns.” In Recent Advances and New Species in Aquaculture, 136-178 United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.

b. Journal publications

2023

• Chaklader, M. R., W. H. Chung, J. Howieson, and R. Fotedar. 2023. “A Mixture of Full-Fat and Defatted Hermetia illucens Larvae and Poultry By-Products as Sustainable Protein Sources Improved Fillet Quality Traits in Farmed Barramundi, Lates calcarifer.” Foods 12 (2)

2022

• Tulsankar, S. S., M. J. Foysal, A. J. Cole, M. M. Gagnon, and R. Fotedar. 2022. “A Mixture of Manganese, Silica and Phosphorus Supplementation Alters the Plankton Density, Species Diversity, Gut Microbiota and Improved the Health Status of Cultured Marron (Cherax cainii, Austin and Ryan, 2002).” Biological Trace Element Research 200 (3): 1383-1394.
• Siddik, M. A. B., J. Howieson, S. M. M. Islam, and R. Fotedar. 2022. “Synbiotic feed supplementation improves antioxidant response and innate immunity of juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer subjected to bacterial infection.” Aquaculture 552
• Chaklader, M. R., W. H. Chung, J. Howieson, and R. Fotedar. 2022. “A Combination of Hermetia illucens Reared on Fish Waste and Poultry By-Product Meal Improves Sensory and Physicochemical Quality of Farmed Barramundi Filets.” Frontiers in Nutrition 8
• Cole, A. J., S. S. Tulsankar, B. J. Saunders, and R. Fotedar. 2022. “Effects of an oil-based substrate (The Water Cleanser™) and bacterial additives on nitrogen and phosphorous dynamics in freshwater crayfish (Cherax cainii, Austin and Ryan 2002) aquaculture.” Aquaculture International 30 (2): 937-954.
• Foysal, M. J., T. T. T. Nguyen, M. Sialumano, S. Phiri, M. R. Chaklader, R. Fotedar, M. M. Gagnon, and A. Tay. 2022. “Zeolite mediated processing of nitrogenous waste in the rearing environment influences gut and sediment microbial community in freshwater crayfish (Cherax cainii) culture.” Chemosphere 298
• Tulsankar, S. S., R. Fotedar, A. J. Cole, and M. M. Gagnon. 2022. “Live plankton supplementation improves growth and health status of marron (Cherax cainii Austin 2002).” Aquaculture 558
• Nguyen, M. C., R. Fotedar, and H. D. Pham. 2022. “Effects of dietary protein and lipid levels on growth performance, feed utilization and body composition of juvenile giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis Forsskal, 1775).” Aquaculture Research 53 (17): 6254-6263.

2021

• Akter, T., M. J. Foysal, M. Alam, R. Ehsan, S. I. Paul, F. Momtaz, M. A. B. Siddik, A. C. Y. Tay, R. Fotedar, S. K. Gupta, and 2 more contributors. 2021. “Involvement of Enterococcus species in streptococcosis of Nile tilapia in Bangladesh.” Aquaculture 531
• Foysal, M. J., R. Fotedar, M. A. B. Siddik, M. R. Chaklader, and A. Tay. 2021. “Lactobacillus plantarum in black soldier fly (Hermetica illucens) meal modulates gut health and immunity of freshwater crayfish (Cherax cainii).” Fish and Shellfish Immunology 108: 42-52.
• Nguyen, T. T. T., M. J. Foysal, R. Fotedar, S. K. Gupta, M. A. B. Siddik, and C. Y. Tay. 2021. “The Effect of Two Dietary Protein Sources on Water Quality and the Aquatic Microbial Communities in Marron (Cherax cainii) Culture.” Microbial Ecology 82 (2): 299-308.
• Chaklader, M. R., J. Howieson, R. Fotedar, and M. A. B. Siddik. 2021. “Supplementation of Hermetia illucens Larvae in Poultry By-Product Meal-Based Barramundi, Lates calcarifer Diets Improves Adipocyte Cell Size, Skin Barrier Functions, and Immune Responses.” Frontiers in Nutrition 7
• Chaklader, M. R., J. Howieson, M. A. B. Siddik, M. J. Foysal, and R. Fotedar. 2021. “Supplementation of tuna hydrolysate and insect larvae improves fishmeal replacement efficacy of poultry by-product in Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) juveniles.” Scientific Reports 11 (1)
• Hender, A., M. A. B. Siddik, J. Howieson, and R. Fotedar. 2021. “Black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens as an alternative to fishmeal protein and fish oil: Impact on growth, immune response, mucosal barrier status, and flesh quality of Juvenile Barramundi, lates Calcarifer (Bloch, 1790).” Biology 10 (6)
• Tulsankar, S. S., A. J. Cole, M. M. Gagnon, and R. Fotedar. 2021. “Time spent in post-feeding activities including feed preference by different weight groups of marron (Cherax cainii, Austin 2002) under laboratory conditions.” Applied Animal Behaviour Science 241
• Chaklader, M. R., J. Howieson, and R. Fotedar. 2021. “Growth, hepatic health, mucosal barrier status and immunity of juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer fed poultry by-product meal supplemented with full-fat or defatted Hermetia illucens larval meal.” Aquaculture 543
• Tulsankar, S., A. Cole, M. Gagnon, and R. Fotedar. 2021. “Feeding juvenile marron (Cherax cainii Austin, 2002) exclusively on live mixed plankton improves growth, total haemocyte count and pigmentation.” Aquaculture Reports
• Chaklader, M. R., J. Howieson, M. J. Foysal, and R. Fotedar. 2021. “Transformation of fish waste protein to Hermetia illucens protein improves the efficacy of poultry by-products in the culture of juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer.” Science of the Total Environment 796
• Siddik, M. A. B., M. J. Foysal, R. Fotedar, D. S. Francis, and S. K. Gupta. 2021. “Probiotic yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae coupled with Lactobacillus casei modulates physiological performance and promotes gut microbiota in juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer.” Aquaculture 546

2020

• Foysal, M. J., R. Fotedar, A. C. Y. Tay, and S. K. Gupta. 2020. “Effects of long-term starvation on health indices, gut microbiota and innate immune response of fresh water crayfish, marron (Cherax cainii, Austin 2002).” Aquaculture 514
• Siddik, M. A. B., M. R. Chaklader, M. J. Foysal, J. Howieson, R. Fotedar, and S. K. Gupta. 2020. “Influence of fish protein hydrolysate produced from industrial residues on antioxidant activity, cytokine expression and gut microbial communities in juvenile barramundi Lates calcarifer.” Fish and Shellfish Immunology 97: 465-473.
• Foysal, M. J., E. G. Chua, S. K. Gupta, B. Lamichhane, C. Y. Tay, and R. Fotedar. 2020. “Bacillus mycoides supplemented diet modulates the health status, gut microbiota and innate immune response of freshwater crayfish marron (Cherax cainii).” Animal Feed Science and Technology 262
• Foysal, M. J., R. Fotedar, C. Y. Tay, and S. K. Gupta. 2020. “Biological filters regulate water quality, modulate health status, immune indices and gut microbiota of freshwater crayfish, marron (Cherax cainii, Austin, 2002).” Chemosphere 247
• Tulsankar, S. S., A. J. Cole, M. M. Gagnon, and R. Fotedar. 2020. “Effects of seasonal variations and pond age on trace elements and their correlations with plankton productivity in commercial freshwater crayfish (cherax cainii austin, 2002) earthen ponds.” Aquaculture Research 51 (5): 1913-1922.
• Siddik, M. A. B., R. Fotedar, M. R. Chaklader, M. J. Foysal, A. Nahar, and J. Howieson. 2020. “Fermented Animal Source Protein as Substitution of Fishmeal on Intestinal Microbiota, Immune-Related Cytokines and Resistance to Vibrio mimicus in Freshwater Crayfish (Cherax cainii).” Frontiers in Physiology 10
• Foysal, M. J., R. Fotedar, M. A. B. Siddik, and A. Tay. 2020. “Lactobacillus acidophilus and L. plantarum improve health status, modulate gut microbiota and innate immune response of marron (Cherax cainii).” Scientific Reports 10 (1)
• Ong, Q. M., R. Fotedar, and T. T. T. Ho. 2020. “Selection of locally available diets for rearing Scylla paramamosain megalopa to first crablet stage.” Aquaculture 525
• Van Vo, B., M. A. B. Siddik, M. Reaz Chaklader, R. Fotedar, A. Nahar, M. Javed Foysal, D. P. Bui, and H. Q. Nguyen. 2020. “Growth and health of juvenile barramundi (Lates calcarifer) challenged with DO hypoxia after feeding various inclusions of germinated, fermented and untreated peanut meals.” PLoS ONE 15 (4)
• Pham, H. D., M. A. B. Siddik, R. Fotedar, M. R. Chaklader, M. J. Foysal, C. M. Nguyen, and S. Munilkumar. 2020. “Substituting fishmeal with lupin Lupinus angustifolius kernel meal in the diets of cobia Rachycentron canadum: Effects on growth performance, nutrient utilization, haemato-physiological response, and intestinal health.” Animal Feed Science and Technology 267
• Setyaningsih, S. R., R. Fotedar, R. Melville-Smith, I. Saputra, N. Fernandez, and S. Adhikari. 2020. “The effects of transportation on immune modulation of wild and ocean-ranched greenlip abalone (Haliotis laevigata).” Indonesian Aquaculture Journal 15 (1): 33-41.
• Chaklader, M. R., R. Fotedar, J. Howieson, M. A. B. Siddik, and M. J. Foysal. 2020. “The ameliorative effects of various fish protein hydrolysates in poultry by-product meal based diets on muscle quality, serum biochemistry and immunity in juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer.” Fish and Shellfish Immunology 104: 567-578.
• Van Vo, B., M. A. B. Siddik, R. Fotedar, M. R. Chaklader, M. A. Hanif, M. J. Foysal, and H. Q. Nguyen. 2020. “Progressive replacement of fishmeal by raw and enzyme-treated alga, Spirulina platensis influences growth, intestinal micromorphology and stress response in juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer.” Aquaculture 529
• Van Vo, B., M. A. B. Siddik, R. Fotedar, M. R. Chaklader, M. J. Foysal, and H. D. Pham. 2020. “Digestibility and water quality investigations on the processed peanut (Arachis hypogaea) meal fed barramundi (Lates calcarifer) at various inclusion levels.” Aquaculture Reports 18
• Gupta, S. K., R. Fotedar, M. J. Foysal, M. Priyam, M. A. B. Siddik, M. R. Chaklader, T. T. T. Dao, and J. Howieson. 2020. “Impact of varied combinatorial mixture of non-fishmeal ingredients on growth, metabolism, immunity and gut microbiota of Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) fry.” Scientific Reports 10 (1)
• Chaklader, M. R., M. A. B. Siddik, and R. Fotedar. 2020. “Total replacement of fishmeal with poultry byproduct meal affected the growth, muscle quality, histological structure, antioxidant capacity and immune response of juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer.” PLoS ONE 15 (11 November)

2019

• Momtaz, F., J. Foysal, M. Rahman, and R. Fotedar. 2019. “Design of epitope based vaccine against shrimp white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) by targeting the envelope proteins: An immunoinformatic approach.” Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 19 (2): 59-69.
• Pham, H. D., M. A. B. Siddik, R. Fotedar, C. M. Nguyen, A. Nahar, and S. K. Gupta. 2019. “Total Bioavailable Organic Selenium in Fishmeal-Based Diet Influences Growth and Physiology of Juvenile Cobia Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766).” Biological Trace Element Research 190 (2): 541-549.
• Cole, A. J., S. S. Tulsankar, B. J. Saunders, and R. Fotedar. 2019. “Effects of pond age and a commercial substrate (the water cleanser™) on natural productivity, bacterial abundance, nutrient concentrations, and growth and survival of MARRON (CHERAX CAINII Austin, 2002) in semi-intensive pond culture.” Aquaculture 502: 242-249.
• Foysal, M. J., R. Fotedar, S. K. Gupta, and M. R. Chaklader. 2019. “Biological ball filters regulate bacterial communities in marron (Cherax cainii) culture system.” Letters in Applied Microbiology 68 (5): 455-463.
• Saputra, I., R. Fotedar, S. K. Gupta, M. A. B. Siddik, and M. J. Foysal. 2019. “Effects of different dietary protein sources on the immunological and physiological responses of marron, Cherax cainii (Austin and Ryan, 2002) and its susceptibility to high temperature exposure.” Fish and Shellfish Immunology 88: 567-577.
• Siddik, M. A. B., J. Howieson, and R. Fotedar. 2019. “Beneficial effects of tuna hydrolysate in poultry by-product meal diets on growth, immune response, intestinal health and disease resistance to Vibrio harveyi in juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer.” Fish and Shellfish Immunology 89: 61-70.
• Foysal, M. J., F. Momtaz, A. Q. M. Robiul Kawser, M. R. Chaklader, M. A. B. Siddik, B. Lamichhane, A. C. Y. Tay, M. M. Rahman, and R. Fotedar. 2019. “Microbiome patterns reveal the transmission of pathogenic bacteria in hilsa fish (Tenualosa ilisha) marketed for human consumption in Bangladesh.” Journal of Applied Microbiology 126 (6): 1879-1890.
• Siddik, M. A. B., P. Chungu, R. Fotedar, and J. Howieson. 2019. “Bioprocessed poultry by-product meals on growth, gut health and fatty acid synthesis of juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer (Bloch).” PLoS ONE 14 (4)
• Foysal, M. J., M. Alam, F. Momtaz, M. R. Chaklader, M. A. B. Siddik, A. Cole, R. Fotedar, and M. M. Rahman. 2019. “Dietary supplementation of garlic (Allium sativum) modulates gut microbiota and health status of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) against Streptococcus iniae infection.” Aquaculture Research 50 (8): 2107-2116.
• Foysal, M. J., R. Fotedar, C. Y. Tay, and S. K. Gupta. 2019. “Dietary supplementation of black soldier fly (Hermetica illucens) meal modulates gut microbiota, innate immune response and health status of marron (Cherax cainii, Austin 2002) fed poultry-by-product and fishmeal based diets.” PeerJ 2019 (5)
• Ong, Q. M., R. Fotedar, and T. T. T. Ho. 2019. “Impact of different rearing systems on survival, growth and quality of mud crab (Scylla paramamosain) megalopae reared from early zoeae.” Aquaculture International 27 (6): 1673-1687.
• Irhayyim, T., and R. Fotedar. 2019. “Effects of fish size and biofiltration techniques on water quality and nitrogen removal efficiency in recirculating aquaculture systems.” AACL Bioflux 12 (5): 1606-1616.
• Foysal, M. J., T. T. T. Nguyen, M. R. Chaklader, M. A. B. Siddik, C. Y. Tay, R. Fotedar, and S. K. Gupta. 2019. “Marked variations in gut microbiota and some innate immune responses of fresh water crayfish, marron (Cherax cainii, Austin 2002) fed dietary supplementation of Clostridium butyricum.” PeerJ 2019 (8)
• Chaklader, M. R., M. A. B. Siddik, R. Fotedar, and J. Howieson. 2019. “Insect larvae, Hermetia illucens in poultry by-product meal for barramundi, Lates calcarifer modulates histomorphology, immunity and resistance to Vibrio harveyi.” Scientific Reports 9 (1)

2018

• Siddik, M. A. B., J. Howieson, I. Ilham, and R. Fotedar. 2018. “Growth, biochemical response and liver health of juvenile barramundi (Lates calcarifer) fed fermented and nonfermented tuna hydrolysate as fishmeal protein replacement ingredients.” PeerJ 2018 (6)
• Ilham, I., F. Hapsari, and R. Fotedar. 2018. “Growth, enzymatic glutathione peroxidase activity and biochemical status of juvenile barramundi (Lates calcarifer) fed dietary fermented lupin meal supplemented with organic selenium.” Aquaculture Research 49 (1): 151-164.
• Van Mai, H., and R. K. Fotedar. 2018. “Haemolymph constituents and osmolality as functions of moult stage, body weight, and feeding status in marron, Cherax cainii (Austin and Ryan, 2002) and yabbies, Cherax destructor (Clark, 1936).” Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 25 (4): 689-696.
• Sulaeman, and R. Fotedar. 2018. “The effects of delayed initial feeding on the growth and survival of silver perch, Bidyanus bidyanus (Mitchell, 1838).” AACL Bioflux 11 (4): 1025-1037.
• Siddik, M. A. B., J. Howieson, G. J. Partridge, R. Fotedar, and H. Gholipourkanani. 2018. “Dietary tuna hydrolysate modulates growth performance, immune response, intestinal morphology and resistance to Streptococcus iniae in juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer.” Scientific Reports 8 (1)

c. Conference papers

• Fotedar, R. 2003. “Effect of nutritional deprivation and delayed feeding on growth, survival, proximate composition, and condition indices of freshwater crayfish marron Cherax tenuimanus (Smith).” In Feeding the World with Fish in the Next Millenium – The Balance between Production and Environment, Nov 1, 2003, Beijing, China: American Fisheries Society.
• Fotedar, R., B. Knott, and L. Evans. 2002. “The contribution of exuviae in the diet of marron (Cherax tenuimanus (Smith)) reared in an intensive crayfish culture system.” In Thirteenth International Symposium on Freshwater Crayfish, Aug 1, 2000, Perth, Western Australia: International Association of Astacology.
• Fotedar, R., B. Knott, and L. Evans. 1999. “Effect of a diet supplemented with cod liver and sunflower oil on growth, survival and condition indices of juvenile Cherax tenuimanus (Smith).” In 12th Symposium of the International Association of Astacology, Aug 1, 1998, Haus St. Ulrich, Augsburg, Germany: The International Association of Astacology.

HDR supervision

• Total honours & PG Diploma students (completed) – 26 (25)
• Total MSc (Sustainable Aquaculture) students (completed) – 25
• Total MPhil students (completed) – 9 (6)
• Total PhD students (completed) – 8 (52)

Professional associations

• International Association of Astacology
• Australian Institute of Marine Science
• World Aquaculture Society
• Marron Growers Association of WA
• SQF – Curtin University of Technology
• Society of Aquaculture Professionals
• Life member of Zoological Congress of Pakistan
• Editorial board member of Pakistan Journal of Zoology
• Editorial board member of Aquaculture Indonesian
• Seafood Service Australia
• International Society for Salt Lake Research
• Editorial Board member of the International Journal of Lakes and Rivers (IJLR)

Research profiles

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=39dEHxgAAAAJ
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Website: http://www.facebook.com/fishecologygroup/

Background

Euan’s research focuses on marine fishes and how physical (both natural and man-made) structures and oceanographic processes influence their composition and distribution.  The effects of anthropogenic activities such as fishing, increases in sedimentation, climate change, increases in marine noise (eg. seismic surveys) are areas of active research. Over the last 20 years a focus of Euan’s research has been developing, testing and implementing robust fishery independent sampling techniques which use underwater stereo-video technology for sampling the relative abundance and lengths of fish remotely. Commons forms of these systems which have now been adopted by other researchers include Diver Operated Videos.  Euan has experience in training and supporting community groups to undertake sampling using these approaches. He has led a team of researchers investigating how to automate the measurement and recognition of fish in stereo-video imagery. He has active collaborations with the state and federal agencies both in Australia (eg Department of Fisheries in Western Australia, The Department of Parks and Wildlife WA, Parks NSW, CSIRO Marine, The Australian Institute of Marine Science) and internationally (The National Marine Fisheries Service). He is also one of the PI’s on the Global FinPrint (https://globalfinprint.org).

Academic history

PhD Marine Science (Otago)
PgDip Marine Science (Otago)
BPRM (Lincoln)

Research interest

• Ecological Impacts of Climate Change
• Conservation and biodiversity
• Aquatic Ecosystem Studies and Stock Assessment
• Fisheries Management

Selected publication

a. Book and book chapters

• Shortis, M., E. Harvey, and D. Abdo. 2009. “A review of underwater stereo-image measurement for marine biology and ecology applications.” In Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review Gibson, R. N., R. J. A. Atkinson, and J. D. M. Gordon., 257-292 Boca Raton FL, USA: CRC Press.

b. Journal publications

2023

• Hellmrich, L. S., B. J. Saunders, J. R. C. Parker, J. S. Goetze, and E. S. Harvey. 2023. “Stereo-ROV surveys of tropical reef fishes are comparable to stereo-DOVs with reduced behavioural biases.” Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 281
• Keesing, J. K., N. Mortimer, L. Hellmrich, D. Godoy, R. C. Babcock, A. Heyward, D. Paton, and E. S. Harvey. 2023. “The short spined crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster brevispinus is a corallivore too.” Coral Reefs
• Alexander, J. B., M. J. Marnane, J. I. McDonald, S. S. Lukehurst, T. S. Elsdon, T. Simpson, S. Hinz, M. Bunce, and E. S. Harvey. 2023. “Comparing environmental DNA collection methods for sampling community composition on marine infrastructure.” Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 283
• Madgett, A. S., T. S. Elsdon, M. J. Marnane, K. D. Schramm, and E. S. Harvey.. “The functional diversity of fish assemblages in the vicinity of oil and gas pipelines compared to nearby natural reef and soft sediment habitats.” Marine Environmental Research 187 Inpress.

2022

• Bosch, N. E., J. Monk, J. Goetze, S. Wilson, R. C. Babcock, N. Barrett, J. Clough, L. M. Currey-Randall, D. V. Fairclough, R. Fisher, and 22 more contributors. 2022. “Effects of human footprint and biophysical factors on the body-size structure of fished marine species.” Conservation Biology 36 (2)
• Elrick-Barr, C. E., J. S. Zimmerhackel, G. Hill, J. Clifton, F. Ackermann, M. Burton, and E. S. Harvey. 2022. “Man-made structures in the marine environment: A review of stakeholders’ social and economic values and perceptions.” Environmental Science and Policy 129: 12-18.
• Bosch, N. E., M. McLean, S. Zarco-Perello, S. Bennett, R. D. Stuart-Smith, A. Vergés, A. Pessarrodona, F. Tuya, T. Langlois, C. Spencer, and 4 more contributors. 2022. “Persistent thermally driven shift in the functional trait structure of herbivorous fishes: Evidence of top-down control on the rebound potential of temperate seaweed forests?.” Global Change Biology 28 (7): 2296-2311.
• McKinley, S. J., B. J. Saunders, E. Rastoin-Laplane, P. Salinas-de-León, and E. S. Harvey. 2022. “Functional diversity of reef fish assemblages in the Galapagos Archipelago.” Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 549
• Schmid, K., J. A. Reis-Filho, M. Loiola, E. S. Harvey, R. K. P. de Kikuchi, and T. Giarrizzo. 2022. “Habitat-specific fish fauna responses to different management regimes in the largest coral reef complex in the South Atlantic.” Marine Environmental Research 178
• Alexander, J. B., M. J. Marnane, T. S. Elsdon, M. Bunce, S. Songploy, P. Sitaworawet, and E. S. Harvey. 2022. “Complementary molecular and visual sampling of fish on oil and gas platforms provides superior biodiversity characterisation.” Marine Environmental Research 179
• Marnane, M. J., K. D. Schramm, D. Driessen, L. A. Fullwood, B. J. Saunders, S. Songploy, J. Kettratad, P. Sitaworawet, S. Chaiyakul, A. Chankong, and 3 more contributors. 2022. “Evidence of fish following towed oil and gas platforms to a reefing site and rapid colonisation.” Marine Environmental Research 180
• Jessop, S. A., B. J. Saunders, J. S. Goetze, and E. S. Harvey. 2022. “A comparison of underwater visual census, baited, diver operated and remotely operated stereo-video for sampling shallow water reef fishes.” Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 276
• Madgett, A. S., E. S. Harvey, D. Driessen, K. D. Schramm, L. A. F. Fullwood, S. Songploy, J. Kettratad, P. Sitaworawet, S. Chaiyakul, T. S. Elsdon, and 1 more contributors. 2022. “Spawning aggregation of bigeye trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus, highlights the ecological importance of oil and gas platforms.” Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 276
• Buglass, S., H. Kawai, T. Hanyuda, E. Harvey, S. Donner, J. De la Rosa, I. Keith, J. R. Bermúdez, and M. Altamirano. 2022. “Novel mesophotic kelp forests in the Galápagos archipelago.” Marine Biology 169 (12)
• Gosby, C., C. Erbe, E. S. Harvey, M. M. Figueroa Landero, and R. D. McCauley. 2022. “Vocalizing humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrating from Antarctic feeding grounds arrive earlier and earlier in the Perth Canyon, Western Australia.” Frontiers in Marine Science 9

2021

• West, K., M. J. Travers, M. Stat, E. S. Harvey, Z. T. Richards, J. D. DiBattista, S. J. Newman, A. Harry, C. L. Skepper, M. Heydenrych, and 1 more contributors. 2021. “Large-scale eDNA metabarcoding survey reveals marine biogeographic break and transitions over tropical north-western Australia.” Diversity and Distributions 27 (10): 1942-1957.
• Clementi, G. M., J. Bakker, K. I. Flowers, B. D. Postaire, E. A. Babcock, M. E. Bond, D. Buddo, D. Cardeñosa, L. M. Currey-Randall, J. S. Goetze, and 11 more contributors. 2021. “Moray eels are more common on coral reefs subject to higher human pressure in the greater Caribbean.” iScience 24 (3)
• Wellington, C. M., E. S. Harvey, C. B. Wakefield, D. Abdo, and S. J. Newman. 2021. “Latitude, depth and environmental variables influence deepwater fish assemblages off Western Australia.” Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 539
• Birt, M. J., T. J. Langlois, D. McLean, and E. S. Harvey. 2021. “Optimal deployment durations for baited underwater video systems sampling temperate, subtropical and tropical reef fish assemblages.” Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 538
• Schramm, K. D., M. J. Marnane, T. S. Elsdon, C. M. Jones, B. J. Saunders, S. J. Newman, and E. S. Harvey. 2021. “Fish associations with shallow water subsea pipelines compared to surrounding reef and soft sediment habitats.” Scientific Reports 11 (1)
• Birt, M. J., K. Cure, S. Wilson, S. J. Newman, E. S. Harvey, M. Meekan, C. Speed, A. Heyward, J. Goetze, and J. Gilmour. 2021. “Isolated reefs support stable fish communities with high abundances of regionally fished species.” Ecology and Evolution 11 (9): 4701-4718.
• Price, B. A., E. S. Harvey, S. Mangubhai, B. J. Saunders, M. Puotinen, and J. S. Goetze. 2021. “Responses of benthic habitat and fish to severe tropical cyclone Winston in Fiji.” Coral Reefs 40 (3): 807-819.
• Goetze, J. S., S. Wilson, B. Radford, R. Fisher, T. J. Langlois, J. Monk, N. A. Knott, H. Malcolm, L. M. Currey-Randall, D. Ierodiaconou, and 25 more contributors. 2021. “Increased connectivity and depth improve the effectiveness of marine reserves.” Global Change Biology 27 (15): 3432-3447.
• Myers, E. M. V., M. J. Anderson, L. Liggins, E. S. Harvey, C. D. Roberts, and D. Eme. 2021. “High functional diversity in deep-sea fish communities and increasing intraspecific trait variation with increasing latitude.” Ecology and Evolution 11 (15): 10600-10612.
• Langlois, T. J., C. B. Wakefield, E. S. Harvey, D. K. Boddington, and S. J. Newman. 2021. “Does the benthic biota or fish assemblage within a large targeted fisheries closure differ to surrounding areas after 12 years of protection in tropical northwestern Australia?.” Marine Environmental Research 170
• Myers, E. M. V., D. Eme, L. Liggins, E. S. Harvey, C. D. Roberts, and M. J. Anderson. 2021. “Functional beta diversity of New Zealand fishes: Characterising morphological turnover along depth and latitude gradients, with derivation of functional bioregions.” Austral Ecology 46 (6): 965-981.
• Boddington, D. K., C. B. Wakefield, E. A. Fisher, D. V. Fairclough, E. S. Harvey, and S. J. Newman. 2021. “Age, growth and reproductive life-history characteristics infer a high population productivity for the sustainably fished protogynous hermaphroditic yellowspotted rockcod (Epinephelus areolatus) in north-western Australia.” Journal of Fish Biology 99 (6): 1869-1886.
• Harvey, E. S., S. L. Watts, B. J. Saunders, D. Driessen, L. A. F. Fullwood, M. Bunce, S. Songploy, J. Kettratad, P. Sitaworawet, S. Chaiyakul, and 2 more contributors. 2021. “Fish Assemblages Associated With Oil and Gas Platforms in the Gulf of Thailand.” Frontiers in Marine Science 8

2020

• Schramm, K. D., E. S. Harvey, J. S. Goetze, M. J. Travers, B. Warnock, and B. J. Saunders. 2020. “A comparison of stereo-BRUV, diver operated and remote stereo-video transects for assessing reef fish assemblages.” Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 524
• Pimentel, C. R., R. Andrades, C. E. L. Ferreira, O. B. F. Gadig, E. S. Harvey, J. C. Joyeux, and T. Giarrizzo. 2020. “BRUVS reveal locally extinct shark and the way for shark monitoring in Brazilian oceanic islands.” Journal of Fish Biology 96 (2): 539-542.
• West, K. M., M. Stat, E. S. Harvey, C. L. Skepper, J. D. DiBattista, Z. T. Richards, M. J. Travers, S. J. Newman, and M. Bunce. 2020. “eDNA metabarcoding survey reveals fine-scale coral reef community variation across a remote, tropical island ecosystem.” Molecular Ecology 29 (6): 1069-1086.
• Takahashi, M., J. D. DiBattista, S. Jarman, S. J. Newman, C. B. Wakefield, E. S. Harvey, and M. Bunce. 2020. “Partitioning of diet between species and life history stages of sympatric and cryptic snappers (Lutjanidae) based on DNA metabarcoding.” Scientific Reports 10 (1)
• McLean, D. L., M. J. G. Parsons, A. R. Gates, M. C. Benfield, T. Bond, D. J. Booth, M. Bunce, A. M. Fowler, E. S. Harvey, P. I. Macreadie, and 6 more contributors. 2020. “Enhancing the Scientific Value of Industry Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) in Our Oceans.” Frontiers in Marine Science 7
• Bach, L. L., D. M. Bailey, E. S. Harvey, and R. MacLeod. 2020. “The Mackinnon lists technique: An efficient new method for rapidly assessing biodiversity and species abundance ranks in the marine environment.” PLoS ONE 15 (4)
• MacNeil, M. A., D. D. Chapman, M. Heupel, C. A. Simpfendorfer, M. Heithaus, M. Meekan, E. Harvey, J. Goetze, J. Kiszka, M. E. Bond, and 90 more contributors. 2020. “Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks.” Nature 583 (7818): 801-806.
• Rastoin-Laplane, E., J. Goetze, E. S. Harvey, D. Acuña-Marrero, P. Fernique, and P. Salinas-de-León. 2020. “A diver operated stereo-video approach for characterizing reef fish spawning aggregations: The Galapagos Marine Reserve as case study.” Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 243
• Stamoulis, K. A., J. M. S. Delevaux, I. D. Williams, A. M. Friedlander, J. Reichard, K. Kamikawa, and E. S. Harvey. 2020. “Incorporating reef fish avoidance behavior improves accuracy of species distribution models.” PeerJ 2020 (6)
• Smith, A. N. H., D. Acuña-Marrero, P. Salinas-De-León, E. S. Harvey, M. D. M. Pawley, and M. J. Anderson. 2020. “Instantaneous vs. non-instantaneous diver-operated stereo-video (DOV) surveys of highly mobile sharks in the Galápagos Marine Reserve.” Marine Ecology Progress Series 649: 111-123.
• Goldsworthy, S. D., B. J. Saunders, J. R. C. Parker, and E. S. Harvey. 2020. “Spatial assemblage structure of shallow-water reef fish in Southwest Australia.” Marine Ecology Progress Series 649: 125-140.
• Langlois, T., J. Goetze, T. Bond, J. Monk, R. A. Abesamis, J. Asher, N. Barrett, A. T. F. Bernard, P. J. Bouchet, M. J. Birt, and 31 more contributors. 2020. “A field and video annotation guide for baited remote underwater stereo-video surveys of demersal fish assemblages.” Methods in Ecology and Evolution 11 (11): 1401-1409.
• Schramm, K. D., M. J. Marnane, T. S. Elsdon, C. Jones, B. J. Saunders, J. S. Goetze, D. Driessen, L. A. F. Fullwood, and E. S. Harvey. 2020. “A comparison of stereo-BRUVs and stereo-ROV techniques for sampling shallow water fish communities on and off pipelines.” Marine Environmental Research 162
• West, K., Z. Richards, E. Harvey, R. Susac, A. Grealy, and M. Bunce. 2020. “Under the karst: detecting hidden subterranean assemblages using eDNA metabarcoding in the caves of Christmas Island, Australia.” Scientific Reports
• Nester, G. M., M. De Brauwer, A. Koziol, K. M. West, J. D. DiBattista, N. E. White, M. Power, M. J. Heydenrych, E. Harvey, and M. Bunce. 2020. “Development and evaluation of fish eDNA metabarcoding assays facilitate the detection of cryptic seahorse taxa (family: Syngnathidae).” Environmental DNA 2 (4): 614-626.

2019

• Stat, M., J. John, J. D. DiBattista, S. J. Newman, M. Bunce, and E. S. Harvey. 2019. “Combined use of eDNA metabarcoding and video surveillance for the assessment of fish biodiversity.” Conservation Biology 33 (1): 196-205.
• Stamoulis, K. A., E. S. Harvey, A. M. Friedlander, I. D. Williams, K. C. Weng, C. Wiggins, G. W. Wagner, and E. J. Conklin. 2019. “Flight behavior of targeted fishes depends on variables other than fishing.” Ecological Indicators 96: 579-590.
• Koziol, A., M. Stat, T. Simpson, S. Jarman, J. D. DiBattista, E. S. Harvey, M. Marnane, J. McDonald, and M. Bunce. 2019. “Environmental DNA metabarcoding studies are critically affected by substrate selection.” Molecular Ecology Resources 19 (2): 366-376.
• Bach, L. L., B. J. Saunders, S. J. Newman, T. H. Holmes, and E. S. Harvey. 2019. “Cross and long-shore variations in reef fish assemblage structure and implications for biodiversity management.” Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 218: 246-257.
• De Brauwer, M., L. M. Gordon, T. C. Shalders, B. J. Saunders, M. Archer, E. S. Harvey, S. P. Collin, J. C. Partridge, and J. L. McIlwain. 2019. “Behavioural and pathomorphological impacts of flash photography on benthic fishes.” Scientific Reports 9 (1)
• Berry, T. E., B. J. Saunders, M. L. Coghlan, M. Stat, S. Jarman, A. J. Richardson, C. H. Davies, O. Berry, E. S. Harvey, and M. Bunce. 2019. “Marine environmental DNA biomonitoring reveals seasonal patterns in biodiversity and identifies ecosystem responses to anomalous climatic events.” PLoS Genetics 15 (2)
• Reis-Filho, J. A., E. S. Harvey, and T. Giarrizzo. 2019. “Impacts of small-scale fisheries on mangrove fish assemblages.” ICES Journal of Marine Science 76 (1): 153-164.
• Goetze, J. S., T. Bond, D. L. McLean, B. J. Saunders, T. J. Langlois, S. Lindfield, L. A. F. Fullwood, D. Driessen, G. Shedrawi, and E. S. Harvey. 2019. “A field and video analysis guide for diver operated stereo-video.” Methods in Ecology and Evolution 10 (7): 1083-1090.
• Reis-Filho, J. A., K. Schmid, E. S. Harvey, and T. Giarrizzo. 2019. “Coastal fish assemblages reflect marine habitat connectivity and ontogenetic shifts in an estuary-bay-continental shelf gradient.” Marine Environmental Research 148: 57-66.
• McNeill, A., J. Clifton, and E. S. Harvey. 2019. “Specialised recreational fishers reject sanctuary zones and favour fisheries management.” Marine Policy 107
• Cresswell, A. K., T. J. Langlois, S. K. Wilson, J. Claudet, D. P. Thomson, M. Renton, C. J. Fulton, R. Fisher, M. A. Vanderklift, R. C. Babcock, and 15 more contributors. 2019. “Disentangling the response of fishes to recreational fishing over 30 years within a fringing coral reef reserve network.” Biological Conservation 237: 514-524.
• Parker, J. R. C., B. J. Saunders, S. Bennett, J. D. DiBattista, T. C. Shalders, and E. S. Harvey. 2019. “Shifts in Labridae geographical distribution along a unique and dynamic coastline.” Diversity and Distributions 25 (11): 1787-1799.
• Morales, N. A., E. E. Easton, A. M. Friedlander, E. S. Harvey, R. Garcia, and C. F. Gaymer. 2019. “Spatial and seasonal differences in the top predators of Easter Island: Essential data for implementing the new Rapa Nui multiple-uses marine protected area.” Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 29 (S2): 118-129.
• Asher, J., I. D. Williams, and E. S. Harvey. 2019. “Is seeing believing? Diver and video-based censuses reveal inconsistencies in roving predator estimates between regions.” Marine Ecology Progress Series 630: 115-136.

2018

• Galaiduk, R., B. T. Radford, and E. S. Harvey. 2018. “Utilizing individual fish biomass and relative abundance models to map environmental niche associations of adult and juvenile targeted fishes.” Scientific Reports 8 (1)
• Bennett, S., A. R. Halford, J. H. Choat, J. P. A. Hobbs, J. Santana-Garcon, A. M. Ayling, E. S. Harvey, and S. J. Newman. 2018. “Geography and island geomorphology shape fish assemblage structure on isolated coral reef systems.” Ecology and Evolution 8 (12): 6242-6252.
• De Brauwer, M., B. J. Saunders, R. Ambo-Rappe, J. Jompa, J. L. McIlwain, and E. S. Harvey. 2018. “Time to stop mucking around? Impacts of underwater photography on cryptobenthic fauna found in soft sediment habitats.” Journal of Environmental Management 218: 14-22.
• De Brauwer, M., J. P. A. Hobbs, R. Ambo-Rappe, J. Jompa, E. S. Harvey, and J. L. McIlwain. 2018. “Biofluorescence as a survey tool for cryptic marine species.” Conservation Biology 32 (3): 706-715.
• Cure, K., J. P. A. Hobbs, T. J. Langlois, D. V. Fairclough, E. C. Thillainath, and E. S. Harvey. 2018. “Spatiotemporal patterns of abundance and ecological requirements of a labrid’s juveniles reveal conditions for establishment success and range shift capacity.” Journal Of Experimental Marine Biology And Ecology 500: 34-45.
• Cure, K., J. P. A. Hobbs, T. J. Langlois, D. A. Abdo, S. Bennett, and E. S. Harvey. 2018. “Distributional responses to marine heat waves: insights from length frequencies across the geographic range of the endemic reef fish Choerodon rubescens.” Marine Biology 165 (1)
• Acuña-Marrero, D., A. N. H. Smith, P. Salinas-De-León, E. S. Harvey, M. D. M. Pawley, and M. J. Anderson. 2018. “Spatial patterns of distribution and relative abundance of coastal shark species in the Galapagos Marine Reserve.” Marine Ecology Progress Series 593: 73-95.
• Siddiqui, S. A., A. Salman, M. I. Malik, F. Shafait, A. Mian, M. R. Shortis, and E. S. Harvey. 2018. “Automatic fish species classification in underwater videos: Exploiting pre-trained deep neural network models to compensate for limited labelled data.” ICES Journal Of Marine Science 75 (1): 374-389.
• McNeill, A., J. Clifton, and E. S. Harvey. 2018. “Attitudes to a marine protected area are associated with perceived social impacts.” Marine Policy 94: 106-118.
  Wenger, A., C. A. Rawson, S. Wilson, S. Newman, M. Travers, S. Atkinson, N. Browne, D. Clarke, M. Depczynski, P. Eftermeijer, and 6 more contributors. 2018. “Management strategies to minimize the dredging impacts of coastal development on fish and fisheries.” Conservation Letters 2018;e12572: 1-10.
• Wellington, C. M., E. S. Harvey, C. B. Wakefield, T. J. Langlois, A. Williams, W. T. White, and S. J. Newman. 2018. “Peak in biomass driven by larger-bodied meso-predators in demersal fish communities between shelf and slope habitats at the head of a submarine canyon in the south-eastern Indian Ocean.” Continental Shelf Research 167: 55-64.
• Shalders, T. C., B. J. Saunders, S. Bennett, J. R. C. Parker, and E. S. Harvey. 2018. “Potential climate-mediated changes to the distribution and density of pomacentrid reef fishes in south-Western Australia.” Marine Ecology Progress Series 604: 223-235.

c. Conference papers

• Babcock, R., E. Lawrence, T. van der Velde, C. R. Pitcher, M. Tonks, C. Bessey, E. S. Harvey, and S. Newman. 2017. “Monitoring demersal scalefish populations in the Browse Basin region: accounting for spatial variability and detecting change in key fish populations.” In APPEA 2017 Conference and Exhibition, May 14, 2017, Perth, Australia: CSIRO Publishing.
• Ravanbakhsh, M., M. R. Shortis, F. Shaifat, A. Mian, E. S. Harvey, and J. W. Seager. 2014. “An Application of Shape-Based Level Sets to Fish Detection in Underwater Images.” In Geospatial Science Research 3, Dec 2, 2014, Melbourne, Australia: CEUR Workshop Proceedings.
• Shortis, M. R., J. W. Seager, S. Robson, and E. S. Harvey. 2003. “Automatic recognition of coded targets based on a Hough transform and segment matching.”

Research profiles

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_1J5ZdEAAAAJ&hl=en
ResearchID: https://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-9962-2011
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1489-4191
Website: https://staffportal.curtin.edu.au/staff/profile/view/s-m-nurul-amin-e065b322/

Background

Dr. Amin is a very active and productive scientist, who has handled all sides of the academic profession: writing proposals, acquiring grants, conducting research, training students, teaching, writing book chapters and publications, and conducting extension work for society and consultancies. Dr. Amin is incredibly productive, with the scientific publication of 215 double-refereed papers in the journal. His current google scholar’s H-index is 30, and total citations are 3110. Dr Amin completed 18 research projects as project leader, with a total budget of around 1,000,000 USD, and participated in another 22 projects as a member. Dr Amin was active as a consultant to overseas universities and WorldFish, and conducted community and industrial projects, both as a leader and as a member.

Employment history

Dr. Amin spent his whole career in academia. After his Ph.D. at UPM, Selangor, Malaysia, he continued his career at that university, first as a postdoctoral researcher, followed by positions as Senior Lecturer, and Associate Professor (2009 – 2020). From March 2020 to August 2021, he was a full Professor at the FAO World Fisheries University (WFU) in Busan (South Korea). Currently, he is engaged with Curtin University, Perth, as a Visiting Research Associate.

Research interests

• Circular Aquaculture
• Assessment of Fisheries Stock Status

Selected publication

2024

• Hosain, M. E., S. M. N. Amin, M. S. Kamarudin, A. Arshad, M. Karim, M. N. Naser, and R. Fotedar. 2024. “Effects of Different Carbon Sources on the Growth and Production of Rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis) in a Zero-Water Exchange Biofloc Culture System.”

2023

• Junaid, A. A., M. S. Kamarudin, W. P. Edaroyati, Q. O. Junaid, V. T. Okomoda, M. S. Isyaka, Y. A. Adejola, D. M. Umar, and S. M. N. Amin. 2023. “Effect of supplementary lighting on nutrient recovery of Ocimum basilicum and fishes in a polyculture aquaponic system.” Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 26 (8): 500-513.
• Junaid, A. A., M. S. Kamarudin, Q. O. Junaid, W. P. Edaroyati, M. S. Isyaka, A. B. Dauda, D. M. Umar, J. O. Igoli, and S. M. N. Amin. 2023. “Nutrient uptake and recovery potentials of Ocimum basilicum and Corchorus olitorius in a polyculture aquaponic system.” Scientific African 20
• Sopawong, A., F. M. Yusoff, M. H. Zakaria, S. M. N. Amin, H. T. Tan, and A. M. Hashim. 2023. “Synergistic Combination of Plants and Microbial-Rich Substrates Improves Water Quality in an Integrated Plant-Substrate System.” Asian Fisheries Science 36 (4): 203-218.

2022

• Islam, M. A., S. M. N. Amin, C. L. Brown, A. S. Juraimi, M. K. Uddin, and A. Arshad. 2022. “Determination of the Most Efficient Household Technique for the Reduction of Pesticide Residues from Raw Fish Muscles.” Foods 11 (9)
• Islam, M. A., S. M. N. Amin, M. A. Rahman, A. S. Juraimi, M. K. Uddin, C. L. Brown, and A. Arshad. 2022. “Chronic effects of organic pesticides on the aquatic environment and human health: A review.” Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring and Management 18
• Sulaiman, M. A., F. M. Yusoff, M. S. Kamarudin, S. M. N. Amin, and Y. Kawata. 2022. “Fruit wastes improved the growth and health of hybrid red tilapia Oreochromis sp. and Malaysian mahseer, Tor tambroides (Bleeker, 1854).” Aquaculture Reports 24

2021

• Rashid, M. H., S. M. N. Amin, A. Arshad, F. Md Yusoff, and M. A. Wahab. 2021. “Stock, maximum sustainable yield, and management status of tenualosa ilisha in Bangladesh waters.” In The Arabian Seas: Biodiversity, Environmental Challenges and Conservation Measures, 765-777
• Islam, M. A., S. M. N. Amin, C. L. Brown, A. S. Juraimi, M. K. Uddin, and A. Arshad. 2021. “Determination of Median Lethal Concentration (LC50) for Endosulfan, Heptachlor and Dieldrin Pesticides to African Catfish, Clarias gariepinus and Their Impact on Its Behavioral Patterns and Histopathological Responses..” Toxics 9 (12)
• Zabidi, A., F. M. Yusoff, N. Amin, N. J. M. Yaminudin, P. Puvanasundram, and M. M. A. Karim. 2021. “Effects of Probiotics on Growth, Survival, Water Quality and Disease Resistance of Red Hybrid Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) Fingerlings in a Biofloc System..” Animals (Basel) 11 (12)
• Hosain, M. E., S. M. Nurul Amin, M. S. Kamarudin, A. Arshad, and N. Romano. 2021. “Effects of C-N ratio on growth, survival and proximate composition of Macrobrachium rosenbergii post larvae reared under a corn starch based zero-exchange brackish water biofloc system.” Aquaculture Research 52 (7): 3015-3025.
• Ismail, J., A. H. M. Kamal, M. H. Idris, S. M. N. Amin, H. Hamli, L. S. Sien, A. Al-Asif, and M. H. Abualreesh. 2021. “Zooplankton species composition and diversity in the seagrass habitat of Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia.” Biodiversity Data Journal 9: 1-22.
• Hosain, M. E., S. M. N. Amin, A. Arshad, M. S. Kamarudin, and M. Karim. 2021. “Effects of carbon sources on the culture of giant river prawn in biofloc system during nursery phase.” Aquaculture Reports 19
• Hosain, M. E., S. M. N. Amin, M. S. Kamarudin, A. Arshad, M. Karim, and N. Romano. 2021. “Effect of salinity on growth, survival, and proximate composition of Macrobrachium rosenbergii post larvae as well as zooplankton composition reared in a maize starch based biofloc system.” Aquaculture 533

2020

• Marimuthu, K., R. Subramaniam, B. Lertanantawong, S. Y. Lee, J. F. Borgio, S. M. N. Amin, S. Abdul Azeez, M. A. Rahman, and A. Arshad. 2020. “Toxicity of gold nanoparticles on the survival and hatching rates of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) embryo and larvae.” Journal of Environmental Biology 41 (5): 1179-1185.
• Azmir, I. A., Y. B. Esa, S. M. N. Amin, M. Y. I. Salwany, and M. Y. F. Zuraina. 2020. “DNA barcoding analysis of larval fishes in Peninsular Malaysia y.” Journal of Environmental Biology 41 (5): 1295-1308.
• Ogah, S. I., M. S. Kamarudin, S. M. Nurul-Amin, and M. W. Puteri Edaroyati. 2020. “Nutrient recycling through aquaponics and nightlighting.” Journal of Environmental Biology 41 (5): 1113-1125.
• Babatunde, T. A., S. M. N. Amin, F. M. Yusoff, and A. Arshad. 2020. “Stomach content and seasonal variation in diet composition of cobia, Rachycentron canadum in the Dungun coast, Malaysia.” Journal of Environmental Biology 41 (5): 1358-1364.
• Usman, B. I., S. M. N. Amin, A. Arshad, and M. K. Abu Hena. 2020. “Reproductive biology of gray-eel catfish, Plotosus canius, in the coastal waters of Port Dickson, Peninsular Malaysia.” Journal of Environmental Biology 41 (5): 1339-1348.
• Babatunde, T. A., S. M. N. Amin, F. M. Yusoff, N. Romano, A. Arshad, Y. B. Esa, and M. Ebrahimi. 2020. “Influence of season and feeding intensity on fatty acid composition of wild cobia (Rachycentron canadum, Linnaeus, 1766) in the Dungun coast, Malaysia.” Journal of Environmental Biology 41 (5): 1309-1315.
• Omar, W. N. A., A. Arshad, S. M. N. Amin, and A. Christianus. 2020. “Effect of different frozen fresh diets to broodstock growth, reproductive performance and larvae of cleaner shrimp, Lysmata amboinensis.” Journal of Environmental Biology 41 (5): 1249-1256.
• Ara, R., S. M. N. Amin, F. M. Yusoff, A. Arshad, and N. Romano. 2020. “Larval fish assemblage, diversity and habitat ecology in the Matang Mangrove Ecosystem, Perak, Malaysia y.” Journal of Environmental Biology 41 (5): 1316-1325.
• Pingki, F. H., M. B. Hossain, S. M. Nurul Amin, M. Sultana, M. M. Islam, A. F. M. Arifur Rahman, A. U. Nur, and A. Arshad. 2020. “Prevalence of malnutrition and associated factors of pond fish farmers from Noakhali Coast, Bangladesh y.” Journal of Environmental Biology 41 (5): 1171-1178.
• Omar, W. N. A., A. Arshad, S. M. N. Amin, and A. Christianus. 2020. “Embryonic development of marine ornamental shrimp, Lysmata amboinensis (De Man, 1888) y.” Journal of Environmental Biology 41 (5): 1264-1274.
• Johan, I., M. K. Abu Hena, M. H. Idris, S. M. N. Amin, N. A. Denil, U. Kumar, and N. U. Karim. 2020. “Species composition and diversity of fishes from the seagrass habitat of Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia y.” Journal of Environmental Biology 41 (5): 1382-1389.
• Riar, M. G. S., R. Ara, S. M. N. Amin, M. S. Kamarudin, M. A. Wahab, N. A. Raushon, and A. Arshad. 2020. “Morphological characteristics of Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton 1822) larvae collected from lower Meghna River of Bangladesh y.” Journal of Environmental Biology 41 (5): 1365-1370.
• Ogah, S. I., M. S. Kamarudin, S. M. Nurul Amin, and M. W. Puteri Edaroyati. 2020. “Biological filtration properties of selected herbs in an aquaponic system.” Aquaculture Research 51 (5): 1771-1779.

2019

• Kohinoor, S. M. S. M., A. Arshad, S. M. N. Amin, M. S. Kamarudin, and M. A. Sulaiman. 2019. “Evaluation of water quality parameters, growth and proximate composition of juvenile crab, portunus pelagicus cultured in RAS and Non RAS system.” Sains Malaysiana 48 (10): 2143-2149.
• Husna, W. N. W. H., S. M. Nurul-Amin, A. G. Mazlan, and Z. C. Cob. 2019. “Food Consumption and Assimilation of the Adult Dog Conch Laevistrombus canarium (Linnaeus 1758) at Different Temperatures.” Malaysian Journal of Science 38 (2): 98-114.
• Rashid, M. H., S. M. N. Amin, A. Z. Aris, A. Arshad, and F. M. Yusoff. 2019. “Size distribution and abundance of juvenile hilsa, tenualosa ilisha in the major rivers of bangladesh.” AACL Bioflux 12 (4): 1149-1155.
• Sathyamoorthi, A., V. Kumaresan, R. Palanisamy, M. Pasupuleti, M. V. Arasu, N. A. Al-Dhabi, K. Marimuthu, S. M. N. Amin, A. Arshad, F. M. Yusoff, and 1 more contributors. 2019. “Therapeutic Cationic Antimicrobial Peptide (CAP) Derived from Fish Aspartic Proteinase Cathepsin D and its Antimicrobial Mechanism.” International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics 25 (1): 93-105.

PhD, Ecotoxicology MSc, Ecotoxicology Graduate Diploma in Ecotoxicology Professor, School of Molecular and Life Sciences (Curtin Perth) Email: M.Gagnon@curtin.edu.au

Research profiles

Google Scholar: Google scholar link
ResearchID: https://www.researcherid.com/rid/http://www.researcherid.com/rid/P-6078-2014
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3190-5094

Background

Professor Marthe Monique Gagnon is a well established researcher in Ecotoxicology. She is the Leader of the Ecology Discipline, nested in the School of Molecular and Life Sciences at Curtin University.

Professor Gagnon has a remarkable career in Environmental Toxicology. She has led, and is currently leading, major research projects for industry, government and for the Australian Research Council.  Her excellent reputation has attracted her nominations as leader of long term, large scale research ventures such as investigation of oil spill impacts, and team leader of applied research programs in the north west of Australia.

Research interests focus on the effects of industrial effluents on fish health, especially on the impacts of petroleum exploration and production on commercial fisheries. Other current research interests include chronic impacts of Oil Spills, pulp and paper effuents, endocrine disruption, and urban contamination. Contamination by specific chemicals are addressed (eg TBT), but also mixture of contaminants are investigated (eg endocrine disruptors, refineries’ effluents).

Awards

• NSERC PhD Scholarship, Laval University, Canada
• NSERC Industrial Fellowship, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
• Emerginf Research Medal, Curtin University

Academic history

PhD (Laval)
EcotoxicologyMSc (Laval)
EcotoxicologyGraduate Diploma in Ecotoxicology (Concordia)

Research interests

Selected publication

a. Book and book chapters

• Bakhtyar, S., and M. Gagnon. 2012. “Improvements to the Environmental Performance of Synthetic-Based Drilling Muds.” In Handbook of Green Chemistry – Green Processes: Volume 9 – Designing Safer Chemicals, 309-328 Germany: Wiley-VCH Verlag & Co.
• Gagnon, M. 2011. “Evidence of Exposure of Fish to Produced Water at Three Offshore Facilities, North West Shelf, Australia.” In Produced Water: Environmental Risks and Advances in Mitigation Technologies, 295-309 Springer New York Dordrechl Heidelberg London: Springer New York Dordrechl Heidelberg London.

b. Journal publications

2023

• Spilsbury, F. D., A. G. Scarlett, S. J. Rowland, R. K. Nelson, G. Spaak, K. Grice, and M. M. Gagnon. 2023. “Fish Fingerprinting: Identifying Crude Oil Pollutants using Bicyclic Sesquiterpanes (Bicyclanes) in the Tissues of Exposed Fish.” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 42 (1): 7-18.
• Wells, F. E., J. K. Keesing, M. M. Gagnon, C. Bessey, F. Spilsbury, and T. R. Irvine. 2023. “Responses of intertidal invertebrates to rising sea surface temperatures in the southeastern Indian Ocean.” Frontiers in Marine Science 10

2022

• Tulsankar, S. S., M. J. Foysal, A. J. Cole, M. M. Gagnon, and R. Fotedar. 2022. “A Mixture of Manganese, Silica and Phosphorus Supplementation Alters the Plankton Density, Species Diversity, Gut Microbiota and Improved the Health Status of Cultured Marron (Cherax cainii, Austin and Ryan, 2002).” Biological Trace Element Research 200 (3): 1383-1394.
• Lettoof, D. C., J. Cornelius, C. J. Jolly, F. Aubret, M. M. Gagnon, T. H. Hyndman, D. P. Barton, and P. W. Bateman. 2022. “Metal(loid) pollution, not urbanisation nor parasites predicts low body condition in a wetland bioindicator snake.” Environmental Pollution 295
• Spilsbury, F., B. McDonald, K. Rankenburg, N. J. Evans, K. Grice, and M. M. Gagnon. 2022. “Multivariate analysis of otolith microchemistry can discriminate the source of oil contamination in exposed fish.” Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part – C: Toxicology and Pharmacology 254
• Foysal, M. J., T. T. T. Nguyen, M. Sialumano, S. Phiri, M. R. Chaklader, R. Fotedar, M. M. Gagnon, and A. Tay. 2022. “Zeolite mediated processing of nitrogenous waste in the rearing environment influences gut and sediment microbial community in freshwater crayfish (Cherax cainii) culture.” Chemosphere 298
• Wells, F. E., M. M. Gagnon, F. Spilsbury, and C. Whisson. 2022. “Stability and change in a changing environment: Soft-bottom benthic molluscs in the Peel-Harvey Estuary over 42 years.” Marine and Freshwater Research 73 (6): 792-802.
• Nelson, R. K., A. G. Scarlett, M. M. Gagnon, A. I. Holman, C. M. Reddy, P. A. Sutton, and K. Grice.. “Characterizations and comparison of low sulfur fuel oils compliant with 2020 global sulfur cap regulation for international shipping.” Marine Pollution Bulletin 180 Inpress.
• Tulsankar, S. S., R. Fotedar, A. J. Cole, and M. M. Gagnon. 2022. “Live plankton supplementation improves growth and health status of marron (Cherax cainii Austin 2002).” Aquaculture 558
• Spilsbury, F., M. J. Foysal, A. Tay, and M. M. Gagnon. 2022. “Gut Microbiome as a Potential Biomarker in Fish: Dietary Exposure to Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Metals, Metabolic Functions and Cytokine Expression in Juvenile Lates calcarifer.” Frontiers in Microbiology 13

2021

• Lettoof, D. C., J. U. Van Dyke, and M. M. Gagnon. 2021. “Evidence and patterns of maternal transfer of metals and trace elements in Western tiger snakes (Notechis scutatus occidentalis) – a pilot study.” Austral Ecology 46 (3): 337-341.
• Tulsankar, S. S., A. J. Cole, M. M. Gagnon, and R. Fotedar. 2021. “Temporal variations and pond age effect on plankton communities in semi-intensive freshwater marron (Cherax cainii, Austin and Ryan, 2002) earthen aquaculture ponds in Western Australia.” Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 28 (2): 1392-1400.
• Lettoof, D. C., K. Rankenburg, B. J. McDonald, N. J. Evans, P. W. Bateman, F. Aubret, and M. M. Gagnon. 2021. “Snake scales record environmental metal(loid) contamination.” Environmental Pollution 274
• Lettoof, D. C., F. Aubret, F. Spilsbury, P. W. Bateman, J. Haberfield, J. Vos, and M. M. Gagnon. 2021. “Plasma biochemistry profiles of wild western tiger snakes (Notechis scutatus occidentalis) before and after six months of captivity.” Journal of Wildlife Diseases 57 (2): 253-263.
• Opiyo, K., C. Rawson, M. Gagnon, and I. Saputra. 2021. “Biomarkers in rock oysters (Saccostrea mordax) in response to organophosphate pesticides.” Indonesian Journal of Marine Sciences 27 (1): 7-16.
• Tulsankar, S. S., A. J. Cole, M. M. Gagnon, and R. Fotedar. 2021. “Time spent in post-feeding activities including feed preference by different weight groups of marron (Cherax cainii, Austin 2002) under laboratory conditions.” Applied Animal Behaviour Science 241
• Tulsankar, S., A. Cole, M. Gagnon, and R. Fotedar. 2021. “Feeding juvenile marron (Cherax cainii Austin, 2002) exclusively on live mixed plankton improves growth, total haemocyte count and pigmentation.” Aquaculture Reports
• Gilson, L. N., C. Cooper, P. C. Withers, and M. Gagnon.. “Two independent approaches to assessing the constancy of evaporative water loss for birds under varying evaporative conditions.” Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology Inpress.
• Gagnon, M., A. Scarlett, R. Nelson, A. Holman, C. Reddy, and K. Grice. 2021. “Comparison of Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil With Spilled Oil Following Grounding of Mv Wakashio in Mauritius, 2020.” European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference Proceedings IMOG 2021 2021: 1-2.
• Scarlett, A. G., R. K. Nelson, M. M. Gagnon, A. I. Holman, C. M. Reddy, P. A. Sutton, and K. Grice. 2021. “MV Wakashio grounding incident in Mauritius 2020: The world’s first major spillage of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil.” Marine Pollution Bulletin 171
• Spilsbury, F., A. Scarlett, K. Grice, and M. M. Gagnon. 2021. “Discriminating source of oil contamination in teleost fish, Lates calcarifer, using multivariate analysis of a suite of physiological and behavioral biomarkers.” Marine Pollution Bulletin 172
• Lettoof, D. C., V. A. Thomson, J. Cornelis, P. W. Bateman, F. Aubret, M. M. Gagnon, and B. von Takach. 2021. “Bioindicator snake shows genomic signatures of natural and anthropogenic barriers to gene flow.” PLoS ONE 16 (10 October)
• Wells, F., B. Cindy, M. M. Gagnon, J. K. Keesing, and J. Prince.. “A recurring population of the sea hare Bursatella hirsuta (Gastropoda: Aplysiidae) at Rottnest Island, Western Australia.” MOLLUSCAN RESEARCH Inpress.

2020

• Lettoof, D., B. von Takach, P. W. Bateman, M. M. Gagnon, and F. Aubret. 2020. “Investigating the role of urbanisation, wetlands and climatic conditions in nematode parasitism in a large Australian elapid snake.” International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 11: 32-39.
• Tulsankar, S. S., A. J. Cole, M. M. Gagnon, and R. Fotedar. 2020. “Effects of seasonal variations and pond age on trace elements and their correlations with plankton productivity in commercial freshwater crayfish (cherax cainii austin, 2002) earthen ponds.” Aquaculture Research 51 (5): 1913-1922.
• Long, S. M., D. L. Tull, D. P. De Souza, K. A. Kouremenos, S. Dayalan, M. J. McConville, K. L. Hassell, V. J. Pettigrove, and M. M. Gagnon. 2020. “Metabolomics provide sensitive insights into the impacts of low level environmental contamination on fish health—a pilot study.” Metabolites 10 (1)
• Lettoof, D. C., P. W. Bateman, F. Aubret, and M. M. Gagnon. 2020. “The Broad-Scale Analysis of Metals, Trace Elements, Organochlorine Pesticides and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Wetlands Along an Urban Gradient, and the Use of a High Trophic Snake as a Bioindicator.” Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 78 (4): 631-645.
• Wells, F. E., and M. M. Gagnon. 2020. “A quarter century of recovery of the whelk Thais orbita from tributyltin pollution off Perth, Western Australia.” Marine Pollution Bulletin 158

2018

• Hassell, K. L., C. A. Rawson, and M. M. Gagnon. 2018. “First report of intersex in a lutjanid: the goldband snapper Pristipomoides multidens.” Journal of Fish Biology 93 (2): 428-431.

c. Conference papers

• Nugegoda, D., A. Cohen, and M. Gagnon. 2008. “Alterations of metabolic enzymes in Australian bass, Macquaria novemaculeata, following exposure to petroleum hydrocarbons.” In Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, May 25, 2008, Warsaw, Poland: SETAC.

Professional associations

• Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), member
• Australian Society for Fish Biology, member
• Australian Council of Environment Deans and Directors, member
• Steering Committee Member, Applied Research Program in the Browse Basin

PhD, Bsc (Hons) Senior Lecturer, School of Molecular and Life Sciences (Curtin Perth) Email: Ben.Saunders@curtin.edu.au

Research profiles

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=oUEqCV8AAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1929-518X
Website: https://www.facebook.com/fishecologygroup/

Background

Ben Saunders is a lecturer in the school of Molecular and Life Sciences, Ecology DIscipline, Fish Ecology Laboratory. Ben gained his PhD through the University of Western Australia, and BSc(Hons) through the University of Wales Aberystwyth (UK). Ben’s research focuses on marine fishes. His current research focus is on reef fish assemblages in Australia’s south and mid-west, but Ben has active research interests in a variety of marine fields, including spatial distribution and habitat associations of fishes, behavioural ecology, community ecology and the influence of anthropogenic structures and environmental changes on fishes.

Academic history

PhD, University of Western Australia
BSc (Hons), University of Wales Aberystwyth

Research interests

Selected publication

a. Book and book chapters

• Browne, N. K., M. Cuttler, K. Moon, K. Morgan, C. L. Ross, C. Castro-Sanguino, E. Kennedy, D. Harris, P. Barnes, A. Bauman, and 20 more contributors. 2021. “Predicting responses of geo-ecological carbonate reef systems to climate change: A conceptual model and review.” In Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Volume 59, 229-370

b. Journal publications

2023

• Hellmrich, L. S., B. J. Saunders, J. R. C. Parker, J. S. Goetze, and E. S. Harvey. 2023. “Stereo-ROV surveys of tropical reef fishes are comparable to stereo-DOVs with reduced behavioural biases.” Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 281

2022

• Bosch, N. E., J. Monk, J. Goetze, S. Wilson, R. C. Babcock, N. Barrett, J. Clough, L. M. Currey-Randall, D. V. Fairclough, R. Fisher, and 22 more contributors. 2022. “Effects of human footprint and biophysical factors on the body-size structure of fished marine species.” Conservation Biology 36 (2)
• Bosch, N. E., M. McLean, S. Zarco-Perello, S. Bennett, R. D. Stuart-Smith, A. Vergés, A. Pessarrodona, F. Tuya, T. Langlois, C. Spencer, and 4 more contributors. 2022. “Persistent thermally driven shift in the functional trait structure of herbivorous fishes: Evidence of top-down control on the rebound potential of temperate seaweed forests?.” Global Change Biology 28 (7): 2296-2311.
• Landero Figueroa, M. M., M. J. G. Parsons, B. J. Saunders, and I. M. Parnum. 2022. “The Spatial Variation of Acoustic Water Column Data and Its Relationship with Reef-Associated Fish Recorded by Baited Remote Underwater Stereo-Videos off the Western Australia Coast.” Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10 (1)
• Cole, A. J., S. S. Tulsankar, B. J. Saunders, and R. Fotedar. 2022. “Effects of an oil-based substrate (The Water Cleanser™) and bacterial additives on nitrogen and phosphorous dynamics in freshwater crayfish (Cherax cainii, Austin and Ryan 2002) aquaculture.” Aquaculture International 30 (2): 937-954.
• McKinley, S. J., B. J. Saunders, E. Rastoin-Laplane, P. Salinas-de-León, and E. S. Harvey. 2022. “Functional diversity of reef fish assemblages in the Galapagos Archipelago.” Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 549
• Aulich, M. G., R. D. McCauley, B. S. Miller, F. Samaran, G. Giorli, B. J. Saunders, and C. Erbe. 2022. “Seasonal Distribution of the Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) in Antarctic and Australian Waters Based on Passive Acoustics.” Frontiers in Marine Science 9
• Jessop, S. A., B. J. Saunders, J. S. Goetze, and E. S. Harvey. 2022. “A comparison of underwater visual census, baited, diver operated and remotely operated stereo-video for sampling shallow water reef fishes.” Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 276
• Marnane, M. J., K. D. Schramm, D. Driessen, L. A. Fullwood, B. J. Saunders, S. Songploy, J. Kettratad, P. Sitaworawet, S. Chaiyakul, A. Chankong, and 3 more contributors. 2022. “Evidence of fish following towed oil and gas platforms to a reefing site and rapid colonisation.” Marine Environmental Research 180
• Davenport, A. M., C. Erbe, M. N. M. Jenner, K. C. S. Jenner, B. J. Saunders, and R. D. McCauley. 2022. “Pygmy Blue Whale Diving Behaviour Reflects Song Structure.” Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10 (9)
• Fernandes, K., K. Prendergast, P. W. Bateman, B. J. Saunders, M. Gibberd, M. Bunce, and P. Nevill. 2022. “DNA metabarcoding identifies urban foraging patterns of oligolectic and polylectic cavity-nesting bees.” Oecologia 200 (3-4): 323-337.
• Pearmain-Fenton, M., L. N. Gilson, B. J. Saunders, and P. W. Bateman. 2022. “Distress responses during handling in urban and exurban bandiny, the New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae), in southwestern Western Australia.” Pacific Conservation Biology

2021

• Schramm, K. D., M. J. Marnane, T. S. Elsdon, C. M. Jones, B. J. Saunders, S. J. Newman, and E. S. Harvey. 2021. “Fish associations with shallow water subsea pipelines compared to surrounding reef and soft sediment habitats.” Scientific Reports 11 (1)
• Price, B. A., E. S. Harvey, S. Mangubhai, B. J. Saunders, M. Puotinen, and J. S. Goetze. 2021. “Responses of benthic habitat and fish to severe tropical cyclone Winston in Fiji.” Coral Reefs 40 (3): 807-819.
• Goetze, J. S., S. Wilson, B. Radford, R. Fisher, T. J. Langlois, J. Monk, N. A. Knott, H. Malcolm, L. M. Currey-Randall, D. Ierodiaconou, and 25 more contributors. 2021. “Increased connectivity and depth improve the effectiveness of marine reserves.” Global Change Biology 27 (15): 3432-3447.
• Harvey, E. S., S. L. Watts, B. J. Saunders, D. Driessen, L. A. F. Fullwood, M. Bunce, S. Songploy, J. Kettratad, P. Sitaworawet, S. Chaiyakul, and 2 more contributors. 2021. “Fish Assemblages Associated With Oil and Gas Platforms in the Gulf of Thailand.” Frontiers in Marine Science 8
• Parnum, I. 2021. “Testing the Improvement of Coral Reef Associated Fish Distribution Models Based on Multibeam Bathymetry by Adding Seafloor Backscatter Data.” Frontiers in Marine Science
• Landero Figueroa, M. M., M. J. G. Parsons, B. J. Saunders, B. Radford, C. Salgado-Kent, and I. M. Parnum. 2021. “The use of singlebeam echo-sounder depth data to produce demersal fish distribution models that are comparable to models produced using multibeam echo-sounder depth.” Ecology and Evolution 11 (24): 17873-17884.
• Saunders, B. 2021. “Successful establishment of range-shifting, warm-water Labridae in temperate South Western Australia.” MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

2020

• Schramm, K. D., E. S. Harvey, J. S. Goetze, M. J. Travers, B. Warnock, and B. J. Saunders. 2020. “A comparison of stereo-BRUV, diver operated and remote stereo-video transects for assessing reef fish assemblages.” Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 524
• Goldsworthy, S. D., B. J. Saunders, J. R. C. Parker, and E. S. Harvey. 2020. “Spatial assemblage structure of shallow-water reef fish in Southwest Australia.” Marine Ecology Progress Series 649: 125-140.
• Langlois, T., J. Goetze, T. Bond, J. Monk, R. A. Abesamis, J. Asher, N. Barrett, A. T. F. Bernard, P. J. Bouchet, M. J. Birt, and 31 more contributors. 2020. “A field and video annotation guide for baited remote underwater stereo-video surveys of demersal fish assemblages.” Methods in Ecology and Evolution 11 (11): 1401-1409.
• Schramm, K. D., M. J. Marnane, T. S. Elsdon, C. Jones, B. J. Saunders, J. S. Goetze, D. Driessen, L. A. F. Fullwood, and E. S. Harvey. 2020. “A comparison of stereo-BRUVs and stereo-ROV techniques for sampling shallow water fish communities on and off pipelines.” Marine Environmental Research 162

2019

• Cole, A. J., S. S. Tulsankar, B. J. Saunders, and R. Fotedar. 2019. “Effects of pond age and a commercial substrate (the water cleanser™) on natural productivity, bacterial abundance, nutrient concentrations, and growth and survival of MARRON (CHERAX CAINII Austin, 2002) in semi-intensive pond culture.” Aquaculture 502: 242-249.
• Bach, L. L., B. J. Saunders, S. J. Newman, T. H. Holmes, and E. S. Harvey. 2019. “Cross and long-shore variations in reef fish assemblage structure and implications for biodiversity management.” Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 218: 246-257.
• De Brauwer, M., L. M. Gordon, T. C. Shalders, B. J. Saunders, M. Archer, E. S. Harvey, S. P. Collin, J. C. Partridge, and J. L. McIlwain. 2019. “Behavioural and pathomorphological impacts of flash photography on benthic fishes.” Scientific Reports 9 (1)
• Berry, T. E., B. J. Saunders, M. L. Coghlan, M. Stat, S. Jarman, A. J. Richardson, C. H. Davies, O. Berry, E. S. Harvey, and M. Bunce. 2019. “Marine environmental DNA biomonitoring reveals seasonal patterns in biodiversity and identifies ecosystem responses to anomalous climatic events.” PLoS Genetics 15 (2)
• Goetze, J. S., T. Bond, D. L. McLean, B. J. Saunders, T. J. Langlois, S. Lindfield, L. A. F. Fullwood, D. Driessen, G. Shedrawi, and E. S. Harvey. 2019. “A field and video analysis guide for diver operated stereo-video.” Methods in Ecology and Evolution 10 (7): 1083-1090.
• Vitelli, F., G. A. Hyndes, B. J. Saunders, D. Blake, S. J. Newman, and J. P. A. Hobbs. 2019. “Do ecological traits of low abundance and niche overlap promote hybridisation among coral-reef angelfishes?.” Coral Reefs 38 (5): 931-943.
• Aulich, M. G., R. D. McCauley, B. J. Saunders, and M. J. G. Parsons. 2019. “Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) migration in Australian waters using passive acoustic monitoring.” Scientific Reports 9 (1)
• Parker, J. R. C., B. J. Saunders, S. Bennett, J. D. DiBattista, T. C. Shalders, and E. S. Harvey. 2019. “Shifts in Labridae geographical distribution along a unique and dynamic coastline.” Diversity and Distributions 25 (11): 1787-1799.

2018

• De Brauwer, M., B. J. Saunders, R. Ambo-Rappe, J. Jompa, J. L. McIlwain, and E. S. Harvey. 2018. “Time to stop mucking around? Impacts of underwater photography on cryptobenthic fauna found in soft sediment habitats.” Journal of Environmental Management 218: 14-22.
• Wenger, A., C. A. Rawson, S. Wilson, S. Newman, M. Travers, S. Atkinson, N. Browne, D. Clarke, M. Depczynski, P. Eftermeijer, and 6 more contributors. 2018. “Management strategies to minimize the dredging impacts of coastal development on fish and fisheries.” Conservation Letters 2018;e12572: 1-10.
• Shalders, T. C., B. J. Saunders, S. Bennett, J. R. C. Parker, and E. S. Harvey. 2018. “Potential climate-mediated changes to the distribution and density of pomacentrid reef fishes in south-Western Australia.” Marine Ecology Progress Series 604: 223-235.

c. Conference papers

• Hawkins, L., I. Parnum, R. McCauley, and B. J. Saunders. 2016. “Using acoustics to study biological activity in the Perth Canyon, Western Australia.” In Acoustics2016 – The Second Australasian Acoustical Societies Conference, Nov 9, 2016, Brisbane, Australia
• Landero-figueroa, M., I. Parnum, B. J. Saunders, and M. Parsons. 2016. “Integrating echo-sounder and underwater video data for demersal fish assessment.” In Acoustics2016 – The Second Australasian Acoustical Societies Conference, Nov 9, 2016, Brisbane, Australia

Background

Dr Janet Howieson completed an Honours degree in microbiology at the University of Western Australia in 1984, after which she went on to complete a Master of Science at UWA in municipal water supply microbiology in 1988 and a PhD in algal biotechnology at Murdoch University in 2001. She has previously held research positions in public health microbiology and algal biotechnology in the public and private sector and in strategic planning and policy at the WA Department of Fisheries. For the past nine years Dr Howieson has been working in post-harvest seafood industry research at Curtin University. She has led a number of research projects across multiple seafood sectors in the areas of supply chain monitoring and intervention, value chain analysis and implementation, new product development, market strategy development, traceability and provenance and utilisation of waste and byproduct. Dr Howieson has supervised a number of post-graduate research students and delivered training in seafood supply chain monitoring across Australia and overseas. More recently Dr Howieson has commenced new prodcut development and waste utilisation studies with horticulture industry.

Dr Howieson has been awarded for her work in the seafood industry, including the WAFIC Research, Development and Extension Award (2013), the Curtin University Innovation and Commercialisation award: Health Sciences (2014), the David Thomassen award for outstanding contribution to the Australian Seafood CRC (2015) and the WA and National Seafood Industry Award in People Development (2015).

Awards

• Winner WA and National Seafood Industry People Development Award.
• Winner: David Thomassen award for outstanding contribution to the Seafood CRC, 2015
• Winner: Curtin University Innovation and Commercialisation Award: Health Sciences, 2014
• Runner-up: Australian Seafood Industry Research, Development and Extension Award, 2013
• Winner: WAFIC Research, Development and Extension Award, 2013

Academic history

PhD (Biology), Murdoch University, 2001
MSc (Microbiology), University of Western Australia, 1988
BSc (Hons) (Microbiology), Curtin University, 1984

Research interests

Selected publication

a. Journal publications

2023

• Chaklader, M. R., W. H. Chung, J. Howieson, and R. Fotedar. 2023. “A Mixture of Full-Fat and Defatted Hermetia illucens Larvae and Poultry By-Products as Sustainable Protein Sources Improved Fillet Quality Traits in Farmed Barramundi, Lates calcarifer.” Foods 12 (2)

2022

• Siddik, M. A. B., J. Howieson, S. M. M. Islam, and R. Fotedar. 2022. “Synbiotic feed supplementation improves antioxidant response and innate immunity of juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer subjected to bacterial infection.” Aquaculture 552
• Chaklader, M. R., W. H. Chung, J. Howieson, and R. Fotedar. 2022. “A Combination of Hermetia illucens Reared on Fish Waste and Poultry By-Product Meal Improves Sensory and Physicochemical Quality of Farmed Barramundi Filets.” Frontiers in Nutrition 8

2021

• Chaklader, M. R., J. Howieson, R. Fotedar, and M. A. B. Siddik. 2021. “Supplementation of Hermetia illucens Larvae in Poultry By-Product Meal-Based Barramundi, Lates calcarifer Diets Improves Adipocyte Cell Size, Skin Barrier Functions, and Immune Responses.” Frontiers in Nutrition 7
• Chaklader, M. R., J. Howieson, M. A. B. Siddik, M. J. Foysal, and R. Fotedar. 2021. “Supplementation of tuna hydrolysate and insect larvae improves fishmeal replacement efficacy of poultry by-product in Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) juveniles.” Scientific Reports 11 (1)
• Chung, W. H., J. Howieson, and M. R. Chaklader. 2021. “The ameliorative effects of low-temperature pasteurization on physicochemical and microbiological quality of raw Akoya pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata).” Food Control 129
• Hender, A., M. A. B. Siddik, J. Howieson, and R. Fotedar. 2021. “Black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens as an alternative to fishmeal protein and fish oil: Impact on growth, immune response, mucosal barrier status, and flesh quality of Juvenile Barramundi, lates Calcarifer (Bloch, 1790).” Biology 10 (6)
• Chaklader, M. R., J. Howieson, and R. Fotedar. 2021. “Growth, hepatic health, mucosal barrier status and immunity of juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer fed poultry by-product meal supplemented with full-fat or defatted Hermetia illucens larval meal.” Aquaculture 543
• Chaklader, M. R., J. Howieson, M. J. Foysal, and R. Fotedar. 2021. “Transformation of fish waste protein to Hermetia illucens protein improves the efficacy of poultry by-products in the culture of juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer.” Science of the Total Environment 796

2020

• Siddik, M. A. B., M. R. Chaklader, M. J. Foysal, J. Howieson, R. Fotedar, and S. K. Gupta. 2020. “Influence of fish protein hydrolysate produced from industrial residues on antioxidant activity, cytokine expression and gut microbial communities in juvenile barramundi Lates calcarifer.” Fish and Shellfish Immunology 97: 465-473.
• Siddik, M. A. B., R. Fotedar, M. R. Chaklader, M. J. Foysal, A. Nahar, and J. Howieson. 2020. “Fermented Animal Source Protein as Substitution of Fishmeal on Intestinal Microbiota, Immune-Related Cytokines and Resistance to Vibrio mimicus in Freshwater Crayfish (Cherax cainii).” Frontiers in Physiology 10
• Chaklader, M. R., R. Fotedar, J. Howieson, M. A. B. Siddik, and M. J. Foysal. 2020. “The ameliorative effects of various fish protein hydrolysates in poultry by-product meal based diets on muscle quality, serum biochemistry and immunity in juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer.” Fish and Shellfish Immunology 104: 567-578.
• Gupta, S. K., R. Fotedar, M. J. Foysal, M. Priyam, M. A. B. Siddik, M. R. Chaklader, T. T. T. Dao, and J. Howieson. 2020. “Impact of varied combinatorial mixture of non-fishmeal ingredients on growth, metabolism, immunity and gut microbiota of Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) fry.” Scientific Reports 10 (1)

2019

• Siddik, M. A. B., J. Howieson, and R. Fotedar. 2019. “Beneficial effects of tuna hydrolysate in poultry by-product meal diets on growth, immune response, intestinal health and disease resistance to Vibrio harveyi in juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer.” Fish and Shellfish Immunology 89: 61-70.
• Siddik, M. A. B., P. Chungu, R. Fotedar, and J. Howieson. 2019. “Bioprocessed poultry by-product meals on growth, gut health and fatty acid synthesis of juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer (Bloch).” PLoS ONE 14 (4)
• Chaklader, M. R., M. A. B. Siddik, R. Fotedar, and J. Howieson. 2019. “Insect larvae, Hermetia illucens in poultry by-product meal for barramundi, Lates calcarifer modulates histomorphology, immunity and resistance to Vibrio harveyi.” Scientific Reports 9 (1)

2018

• Siddik, M. A. B., J. Howieson, I. Ilham, and R. Fotedar. 2018. “Growth, biochemical response and liver health of juvenile barramundi (Lates calcarifer) fed fermented and nonfermented tuna hydrolysate as fishmeal protein replacement ingredients.” PeerJ 2018 (6)
• Siddik, M. A. B., J. Howieson, G. J. Partridge, R. Fotedar, and H. Gholipourkanani. 2018. “Dietary tuna hydrolysate modulates growth performance, immune response, intestinal morphology and resistance to Streptococcus iniae in juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer.” Scientific Reports 8 (1)

b. Conference papers

• Howieson, J., and M. Lawley. 2010. “Implementing whole of chain analysis for the seafood industry: A toolbox approach.” In Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC) Annual Conference 2010, Nov 29, 2010, Unviersity of Canterbury, Christchurch New Zealand: Department of Management, College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury.

Research grants

• McManus A, Howieson J (2008) Centre of Excellence Science Seafood & Health Department of Commerce Science, Innovation and Technology ($500,000)
• McManus A, Howieson J. (2009) Integrated value chain performance bench marking studies (economic, logistics and product quality). Australian Seafood CRC ($700,000)
• McManus A, Howieson J. (2009) Seafood CRC Research grant ($447,000) to develop, pilot,implement and evaluate sector/condition specific resource/education packages that seek to establish regular consumption of seafood as a healthy dietary choice.
• Howieson J and Whalley A (2009) Seafood Women: Seizing the Initiative (2009): Office of Women ($34,500)
• Howieson J, Williams H, Tamplin M, (2009): Improving the Supply chain for WA Seafood, Seafood CRC ($166,000) (2009-2012) with Approved Variation (2012) for further $75,000.
• Howieson J, Tay G and Williams (2009): Dried WA Seafood Products for the Asian market: A Pilot Study seafood CRC ($74,000)
• Lawley M, Howieson J and others (2009): Repositioning farmed barramundi on the domestic market (USC) Seafood CRC ($365,000)
• Howieson J, Jecks P, Susman J, Barber A, Williams H (2010): Accelerated Value-added Product Development: blue swimmer crab pilot Seafood CRC ($203,000)
• Howieson J, Stewart G, Hollamby K, Lawley M, Anderson D, Dentoni D, Gow H, White T (2010): Optimising quality and value in domestic prawn value chains Seafood CRC ($359,000) (2010-2013) with approved Variation (2011) for extra $49,000.
• Howieson J, Giffney A and Rowe T (2010): New product development for low value, high volume species – WA Sardines Seafood CRC ($73,000)
• Williams H and Howieson J: Finfish Waste (2010): Audit and Potential for Utilisation. : Seafood CRC Masters scholarship ($10000) (Student Jenny Ng)
• Howieson J, Glencross B, Little S (2011) Understanding and minimising “greying” in farmed barramundi fillets Seafood CRC ($49,000)
• Howieson J, Brooks K, Hollamby K, Fogarty J and Lawley M (2011) National Prawn Market Development Strategy, Seafood CRC ($350,000)
• Howieson J (2011) To investigate the links between parasite infestation and fillet quality in farmed Yellowtail Kingfish in central Western Australia Seafood CRC masters scholarship (student Rowan Kleindienst) ($15300)
• Tamplin M, Howieson J (2012) Time-temperature management to maximise returns through the prawn supply chain Seafood CRC ($150,000)
• Howieson J, Tamplin M, Bremner A (2012) Innovation in Traceability the Australian Seafood Industry: Austral/NPF case study Seafood CRC $141000.
• Howieson J (2012) Review the Tasmania paralytic shellfish toxin (PST) event and SafeFish recommendations and determine an interim risk management approach for WA DOHWA ($27000)
• Howieson J (2013) Australian Seafood Apprentice Chef and Commercial Cookery Online Training Series Seafood CRC ($99800)
• Howieson J (2013) (Prawn QA) Maximising the quality of Australian wild-caught prawns (Quality Assurance) (ACPF) Seafood CRC ($350000)
• Howieson J, Jecks P (2014) Waste transformation methods for value added products for the catering market Seafood CRC ($270000)
• Howieson J (2015) 2013/711.20 CESSH:Management, Communication and Network Seafood CRC/FRDC ($677740) (under CRC 2013/711)
• Howieson J (2015) 2013/711.30 New Opportunities for Underutilised species Seafood CRC/FRDC ($88000) (under 2013/711)
• Howieson J (2015) 2013/711.40 New options for Seafood Processing Waste Seafood CRC/FRDC ($116000) (under 2013/711)

International collaboration

• ACACA technical Exchange – Invited scientist, China, 2015
• Invited leader of seafood cold chain management training, Singapore, 2014, 2015

Professional associations

• Director at Large: Womens Industry Network Seafood Community, 2006-2011
• 2007-2011 WINSC Board Member
• 2001-2008 ASQAAC Committee Member

PhD, MSc, BSc, AHEA Assistant Director, Curtin Aquaculture Research Lab Senior Lecturer, Aquaculture, Applied Sciences Location: Skylark 3, Room 414 Tel: +60 85 630100 Ext:2516 Email: leeyihnin@curtin.edu.my

Research profiles

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yih-Nin-Lee
SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57189762165
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3924-4884

Background

Dr. Lee Yih Nin is currently Assistant Director of Curtin Aquaculture Research Lab and a lecturer in the Department of Applied Sciences at Curtin University, Malaysia. She accomplished her PhD in Veterinary Medicine from Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University (NVLU), Japan in 2020. She obtained her Master degree in Aquaculture from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) in 2016 and Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) in 2013. Her main research interest involved research in fish diseases and immunology. She is experienced on lower fungi identification, gene expression and immunology study in fish.

Awards and recognitions

• Curtin Malaysia Emerging Research Star Award 2023
• Curtin Malaysia Student’s Choice Award 2022
• Best Oral Presenter, The 5th International Conference on Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Indonesia, 2022

Academic history

PhD in Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Japan, 2016-2020
Master of Science (Aquaculture), Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 2015-2016
Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 2010-2013

Research interests

• Fungal infection (lower fungi)
• Immunology
• Gene cloning
• Fish diseases

Journal publications

• Saputra, I., & Lee, Y. N. (2023). Nutrition composition of commercial full-fat and defatted black soldier fly larvae meal (Hermetia illucens) as a potential protein resource for aquafeeds. Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity, 24(9).
• Lee, Y. N., Wada, S. and Kurata, O. (2020) Effect of age on susceptibility of marbled rockfish, Sebastiscus marmoratus to Ochroconis humicola following experimental challenge. Journal Fish Diseases, 43: 399-401.
• Lee, Y. N., Hatai, K. and Kurata, O. (2017) Haliphthoros milfordensis isolated from eggs and larvae of mud crad (Scylla tranquebarica) in Sabah, Malaysia. European Bulletin Association Fish Pathology, 37(6): 226-234.
• Lee, Y. N., Hatai, K. and Kurata, O. (2017) Haliphthoros sabahensis sp. nov. isolated from mud crab Scylla tranquebarica eggs and larvae in Malaysia. Fish Pathology, 52(1): 31-37.
• Lee, Y. N., Hatai, K and Kurata, O. (2016) First report of Lagenidium thermophilum isolated from eggs and larvae of mud crab Scylla tranquebarica in Sabah, Malaysia. European Bulletin Association Fish Pathology, 36(3): 111-117.
• Lee, Y. N., Chuah, Q. Y. and Hatai, K (2016) Biological characteristics of obligate marine Lagenidium thermophilum isolated from mud crab (Scylla tranquebarica) eggs in Sabah, Malaysia. European Bulletin Association Fish Pathology, 36(3): 126-130.

Research grants

• Principal Investigator, “Growth performance, haemato-immunological assessment and resistance of transport stress of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fed with fishbone meal supplemented with garlic”. FRGS Grant (2023)
• Principal Investigator, “Green synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles using black pepper spent residue and investigation on their antimicrobial property and biocompatibility”. SRDC Grant (2023).
• Co-Investigator, “Impact of chitosan from black soldier fly larvae on growth performance and immunocompetence of freshwater giant prawn, Macrobachium rosenbergii.” Curtin Malaysia Collaborative Research Scheme, (CMCR), 2023.
• Principal Investigator, “Enhancing Student Experiences through Contextualized Learning Activities”. Curtin Malaysia Teaching Support (CMTS), 2023.
• Principal Investigator, “GIS based aquaculture site suitability in Sarawak: Implication for guidelines and recommendation to the farmers and policy makers”. Curtin Malaysia Research Institute Collaborative Research Scheme (CMRI-CRS), 2022.
• Co-investigator, “Development and efficacy of a smart Integrated Microalgae-Aquaculture Recirculating System(IMARS) for sustainable aquaculture farming in Sarawak.” Curtin Malaysia Research Institute-Innovative and Collaborative Matching Research Grant (CMRI-ICMR), 2022.

PhD (Fisheries Science), MSc (Fisheries Science), BSc (Aquatic Biology), Dip (Computer Science) Technical Manager, Curtin Aquaculture Research Lab Lecturer, Aquaculture, Applied Sciences Location: Skylark 3, Room 328 Tel: +60 85 630100 Ext:2428 Email: lirongyuabit@curtin.edu.my

Research profiles

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.nl/citations?user=8kohV2AAAAAJ&hl=en
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lirong-Yu-Abit
SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57218926566
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9660-7688

Awards

• Gold Medal Putra Inno-creative Competition IPICTL 2023

Academic history

PhD of Science (Fisheries Science), Universiti Putra Malaysia (Bintulu Campus), Malaysia (2024)
MSc (Fisheries Science), Universiti Putra Malaysia (Bintulu Campus), Malaysia (2020)
BSc (Aquatic Biology), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia (2001)
Diploma (Computer Science), PITMAN Institute U.K/ CADAS Business College, Sarawak (2001)

Research interests

• Aquaculture systems
• Aquaculture Nutrition
• Fish and crustacean reproduction
• Fish and crustacean biodiversity

Selected journal publications

• Kamaruddin, I. S., A. S. Mustafa-Kamal, A. Christianus, S. K. Daud, S. M. N. Amin, and L. Yu-Abit. “Length-weight relationship and condition factor of three dominant species from the Lake Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu, Malaysia.” Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 6, no. 7 (2011): 852.
• Kamaruddin, I. S., AS MUSTAFA KAMAL, A. Christianus, S. K. Daud, and L. Yu Abit. “FISH COMMUNITY IN PENGKALAN GAWI–PULAU DULA SECTION OF KENYIR LAKE, TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA.” (2011).
• Yu Abit, L., I. S. Kamaruddin, Z. Mohd-Rozhan, M. Y. Ina-Salwany, and A. S. Mustafa-Kamal. “Fish biodiversity survey (2009) of streams in the Ayer Hitam forest reserve, Puchong, Selangor.” Pertanika J. Trop. Agric. Sci 35, no. 1 (2012): 15-19.
• Mustafa-Kamal, A. S., I. S. Kamaruddin, A. Christianus, S. K. Daud, and L. Yu-Abit. “Feeding Habits of Fishes in the Pengkalan Gawi–Pulau Dula Section of Kenyir Lake Terengganu, Malaysia.” Asian Fisheries Science 25, no. 2 (2012): 144-157.
• Abit, L. Y., ANNIE CHRISTIANUS, MOHD SALLEH KAMARUDIN, JONGKAR GRINANG, and KAMIL LATIF. “The Embryonic Development of the Giant Freshwater Mountain Crab, Isolapotamon bauense (Ng, 1987).” Malaysian Fisheries Journal 21 (2022): 1-6.
• Abit, Lirong Yu, A. K. Jongkar, and Kamil Latif. “Evidence for Isolapotamon bauense Ng, 1987 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae) Being the Largest Recorded True Freshwater Crab in Southeast Asia.” Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS) 119 (2022).
• Simol, Carlina F., John K. Chubo, Patricia JH King, Kian-Huat Ong, Cindy Chew, Lirong Y. Abit, and Khalid Nawi. “Enhancing plant nutrient availability in composted paddy husk using Bacillus spp. isolated from termite (Coptotermes curvignathus) gut.” Science Asia 48, no. 1 (2022).
• YUSLI, NURUL AISYAH, NOORASMAH SAUPI, SHIAMALA DEVI RAMAIYA, and YU ABIT LIRONG. “An ethnobotanical study on indigenous food flavourings and aromatic enhancing plants used by the native communities of the central region of Sarawak.” Malaysian Applied Biology 50, no. 3 (2021): 105-115.
• Abit, Lirong Yu, Edmond Felix Unggang, Abdulla Al Asif, and Kamil Latif. “A potential endemic cyprinid for aquaculture and food security: The embryonic development of the Bornean spotted barb Puntius sealei (Herre, 1933).” Asian-Australasian Journal of Food Safety and Security 5, no. 2 (2021): 55-62.
• Sharif, BM Newaz, Lirong Yu Abit, Md Idris Miah, and Md Shahjahan. “Fish biodiversity and livelihood of fishermen at an Oxbow lake of South-West Bangladesh.” Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research 8, no. 3 (2022): 165-180.

Research Grant

• Project Leader/Principal Investigatorr, Curtin Malaysia Collaborative Research Grant , Title” Impact of Chitosan From Black Soldier Fly Larvae on the Growth Performance and Immunocompetence of the Giant Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii”  2023

Professional workshops conducted

• 2018 Pembenihan Ikan Siakap (Lates calcarifer), Fish 4Life PETRONAS
• 2020 Kursus Teknik Penghasilan Benih Ikan Air Tawar Secara Aruhan dan Pengurusan Sangkar dan Kolam, UPMKB
• 2021 The production and culture of hybrid catfish (Clarias spp.) fry ,UPMKB
• 2022 Asas Penternakan Ikan Air Tawar Teori dan Amali, DOA & SM Ecofarm, Bakam, Miri
• 2022 Malaysian Giant River Prawn ( Macrobrachium rosenbergii) Fry Production Techniques, Series 1, UPMKB
• 2022 Malaysian Giant River Prawn ( Macrobrachium rosenbergii) Fry Production Techniques, Series 2, UPMKB
• 2022 Bengkel Teknikal Pembenihan Udang Harimau (Penaeus monodon), Pusat Pengeluaran Benih Udang, Jabatan Perikanan Laut , Belawai, Sarawak
• 2023 Bengkel Teknikal Pembenihan Ikan Siakap (Lates calcarifer), Pusat Pengeluaran Benih Ikan Laut, Jabatan Perikanan Laut, Santubong, Sarawak.
• 2023 Bengkel Pembenihan Ikan Air Tawar, Siri 2, UPMKB

Professional association

• Professional Associations Malaysian Fisheries Society (MFS) Normal Member

PhD, MSc, BSc Lecturer and Researcher, Curtin Aquaculture Research Lab Location: Skylark 3, Room 358 Tel: +60 85 630100 Ext:2423 Email: sofi.abuhassan@curtin.edu.my

Research profiles

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamad-Abu-Hassan
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3tvp8nAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Background

Dr. Mohamad Sofi Abu Hassan is currently a researcher of Curtin Aquaculture Research Lab and a lecturer in the Department of Applied Sciences at Curtin University. He earned his PhD in Aquaculture from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), where he also completed his Master’s degree in Biotechnology and Bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology. His research interests span across fish diseases, green nanotechnology, immunology, and antimicrobial resistance. His work focuses on advancing aquatic health, tackling emerging diseases, and promoting sustainable aquaculture.

Awards

• Research and Innovation Week, MPI 2024: Bacto- Nano-Shield: Antibacterial Shrimp Pellets (Gold medal)
• Research and Innovation Week, MPI 2024: OPTI-MarAuNo: Marine Bioinspired Optimized AuNPs (Gold medal)
• Best Poster Award at Research and Innovation Week, MPI 2024: Bacto- Nano-Shield: Antibacterial Shrimp Pellets.
• Best Poster Award at Research and Innovation Week, MPI 2024: OPTI-MarAuNo: Marine Bioinspired Optimized AuNPs
• Winner of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu: Three Minute Thesis 2024
• Best Presenter at 10th International Fisheries Symposium – ASEAN-FEN, Vietnam 2022
• International Travel Grant Winner in Pacific Deep-Sea exploration, International Seabed Authority 2019

Academic history

Doctor of Philosophy (Aquaculture), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
Master of Science (Biotechnology), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
Bachelor of Marine Biology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)

Research interests

• Fish Diseases
• Green Nanotechnology
• Immunology
• Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

Selected publications

• Abu Hassan, M. S., Elias, N. A., Hassan, M., Mocktar, N. A., & Harun, N. A. (2025). Integrated overview on status, diagnosis and disease management of Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND) in shrimp aquaculture through metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) application – A review. In Aquaculture (Vol. 595). Elsevier B.V. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741649
• Elias, N. A., Hassan, M. S. A., Yusoff, N. A. H., Harun, N. A., Rahmah, S., Abdullah, F., Ishak, A. N., Yee Ng, J. J., & Hassan, M. (2025). Immunity and histopathological changes of shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) fed with Melaleuca cajuputi synthesized gold nanoparticles (MC-AuNPs) supplemented diet at varies duration and concentration. Aquaculture International
• Mocktar, N. A., Abu Hassan, M. S., Maulidiani, M., Wan Ismail, W. I., Idris, I., Yusoff, F., & Harun, N. A. (2024). Investigation of aged-related metabolites in the marine polychaete (Marphysa moribidii) using ¹H NMR metabolomics and LC-MS/MS analysis. Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology
• Elias, N. A., Hassan, M. S. A., Yusoff, N. A. H., Harun, N. A., Rahmah, S., Sheikh, H. I., Sung, Y. Y., Abdullah, F., Ishak, A. N., Yee Ng, J. J., & Hassan, M. (2024). Antibacterial properties of synthesized Melaleuca cajuputi-leaf gold nanoparticles. Materials Letters, 366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2024.136565
• Abu Hassan, M. S., Elias, N. A., Hassan, M., Rahmah, S., Wan Ismail, W. I., & Harun, N. A. (2023). Polychaeta-mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles: A potential antibacterial agent against Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND)–causing bacteria, Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Heliyon, 9(11). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21663
• Elias, N. A., Abu Hassan, M. S., Yusoff, N. A. H., Tosin, O. V., Harun, N. A., Rahmah, S., & Hassan, M. (2023). Potential and limitation of biocontrol methods against vibriosis: a review. In Aquaculture International (Vol. 31, Issue 4, pp. 2355–2398). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-023-01091-x
• Marčeta, T., Locatello, L., Alban, S., Hassan, M. S. A., Azmi, N. N. N. M., Finos, L., … & Marin, M. G. (2022). Transgenerational effects and phenotypic plasticity in sperm and larvae of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus under ocean acidification. Aquatic Toxicology, 248, 106208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106208
• Hassan, M. S. A., Jaafar, S. N. T., Yusoff, N., & Azmi, N. N. N. (2020). Evaluation of Different Functional Antioxidant Groups and Protein Responses in Asian Seabass (Lates calcarifer Bloch, 1970) as an Early Indication of Fish Health in Aquaculture Farms.
• Yusoff, N. M., Jaafar, S. N., Shazili, N. A. M., Azmi, N. N. N. M., & Hassan, M. S. A. (2018). Assessment of metals concentration in tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) and estimation of daily intake by Malaysian. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, 22(4), 594-604.
• Nik-Nurasyikin, N. M. A., Nurulnadia, M. Y., Sofi, A. H. M., & Jaafar, S. N. (2018). Metals accumulation in cultured tiger grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus with estimated weekly in take levels from east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. J Sustain Sci Manag, 13(5), 47-56.

Copyrights

• Abu Hassan, M. S., Elias, N. A., Hassan, M., Mocktar, N. A., & Harun, N. A. , (2024), Antibacterial supplemental shrimp pellets- Application of specific coating doses of Green Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs) using Marine worms (Polycheate), Marphysa moribidii as biogenic reducing agent, Copyright (LY2024C06978), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
• M., Mocktar., Abu Hassan, M. S., Elias, N. A., Hassan, N. A., & Harun, N. A. , (2024), OPTI-MarAuNo: Unveiling the optimal conditions of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using Marine worms (Polycheate), Marphysa moribidii as biogenic reducing agent, Copyright (LY2024 C06979), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia

Professional activities

• Secretariat of Special Interest Group: Full Economic Costing Study for National Policy Recommendation in 13th Malaysia Plan (RMK 13), 2025
• Secretariat of Ranjit Bhagwan Singh Grant 2024
• Secretariat of Chrysalis Award, 2024, 2025
• Secretariat of National Science Challenge 2024, 2025 under Academy of Sciences Malaysia
• Secretariat of Young Scientist Network Malaysia (YSN) initiatives and studies:
  • Position Paper on Malaysian Early-to-Mid Career Academicians (EMCAs)
  • DELIMA/Responsible Research Conduct (RCR)
  • Inquiry- Based Science Education Module Development (Chemistry and Health)
  • Minggu Sains Negara (MSN)